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Gold Coinage

Germany · Government / German Empire. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1871Date range
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Chronological records

1871

Otto Bismarck4 December 1871

Berlin · Government / German Empire

Imperial legislation authorises gold coins for the newly unified German currency system.

Names involved

Otto Bismarck

Provenance

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