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Gold Convertibility Effectively Suspended

Italy · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1935Date range
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Chronological records

1935

Benito Mussolini1935

Rome · Economy / Gold Standard

Foreign-exchange restrictions associated with the Ethiopian war effectively end the lira's practical gold convertibility before formal devaluation follows in 1936.

Names involved

Benito Mussolini

Provenance

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