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Franc Stabilisation

France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1926–1958Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1926

Raymond Poincare1926

Paris · Government / Government of France

Poincare stabilises the franc at a depreciated rate before its formal gold definition.

1958

Antoine PinayDecember 1958

Paris · Government / Government of France

France stabilises and reforms the franc within the Bretton Woods system, strengthening the currency's fixed relationship with the dollar-gold international framework.

Names involved

Antoine PinayRaymond Poincare

Provenance

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