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Great Recoinage

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

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1696Date range
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Chronological records

1696

Charles Montagu1696

London · Economy / Currency

Montagu directs the Great Recoinage to replace clipped and underweight silver currency.

Names involved

Charles Montagu

Provenance

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