Nicholas Vansittart1816
The Coinage Act makes gold the principal monetary standard and introduces the sovereign, giving legal form to Britain's postwar gold standard.
Great Britain · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Coinage Act makes gold the principal monetary standard and introduces the sovereign, giving legal form to Britain's postwar gold standard.
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