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Gold Standard

Great Britain · Government / National Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1931Date range
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Chronological records

1931

James Ramsay MacDonald21 September 1931

London · Government / National Government

Parliament suspends sterling's gold convertibility after a severe run on Britain's reserves.

Names involved

James Ramsay MacDonald

Provenance

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