Rene VivianiAugust 1914
France suspends ordinary gold convertibility and introduces wartime financial controls as mobilisation creates exceptional demand for currency and reserves.
France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
France suspends ordinary gold convertibility and introduces wartime financial controls as mobilisation creates exceptional demand for currency and reserves.
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