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Coinage Act

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

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1816Date range
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Chronological records

1816

Nicholas Vansittart22 June 1816

London · Economy / Currency

The Coinage Act establishes gold as Britain's principal monetary standard.

Names involved

Nicholas Vansittart

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