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Gold Standard

South Africa · Government / Government of South Africa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1925–1932Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1925

James Barry Munnik Hertzog1925

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

South Africa restores gold convertibility after sterling returns to the pre-war parity.

1932

James Barry Munnik Hertzog27 December 1932

Pretoria · Government / Government of South Africa

South Africa leaves gold after sustained pressure caused by remaining separate from sterling.

Names involved

James Barry Munnik Hertzog

Provenance

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