gold basis
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But for the Dawes Committee the post-War mark could never have been stabilized on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though such a movement would have seemed trifling before the lira was stabilized on a gold basis, it loomed ominously, last week, almost seven months after complete stabilization was supposed to have been achieved.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett of Canada announced that no matter what Britain did, Canada would remain on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
The question at issue was whether to set up the now virtually stabilized paper franc on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
The obligations of the government have been religiously performed, and Uruguay's currency is on a gold basis.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
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