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Lira Devaluation

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

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1936Date range
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Chronological records

1936

Benito MussoliniOctober 1936

Rome · Economy / Gold Standard

Italy devalues the lira after the collapse of the Gold Bloc, formally ending the parity created by the 1927 return to gold.

Names involved

Benito Mussolini

Provenance

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