Albert MeyerSeptember 1936
Switzerland devalues the franc and leaves the remaining Gold Bloc after France abandons its former parity, ending one of Europe's last major interwar gold-standard commitments.
Switzerland · Economy / Gold Standard. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Switzerland devalues the franc and leaves the remaining Gold Bloc after France abandons its former parity, ending one of Europe's last major interwar gold-standard commitments.
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