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Gold Standard Abandoned

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

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1931Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1931

Peder Kolstad27 September 1931

Oslo · Economy / Gold Standard

Norway suspends gold redemption as the Scandinavian currencies come under intense pressure following Britain's departure from gold.

Names involved

Peder Kolstad

Provenance

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