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Bank Charter Act

Great Britain · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1844Date range
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Chronological records

1844

Robert Peel19 July 1844

London · Economy / Banking

The Bank Charter Act links additional note issue to gold and centralises English banknote issuance.

Names involved

Robert Peel

Provenance

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