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Silver Legal Tender

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

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1774Date range
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Chronological records

1774

Frederick North North, 2nd1774

London · Government / North Government

Parliament limits the legal-tender use of silver, reinforcing gold as Britain's principal monetary standard.

Names involved

Frederick North North, 2nd

Provenance

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