Theobald von Bethmann HollwegAugust 1914
Germany suspends gold redemption at the outbreak of the First World War, ending the convertibility that had supported the imperial gold mark.
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Germany suspends gold redemption at the outbreak of the First World War, ending the convertibility that had supported the imperial gold mark.
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