gold basis
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Chancellor announced most significantly that Great Britain was henceforth on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Colombia, harassed President Olaya Herrera decided that his country's burdens are too great to bear on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain's gold standard tinkerers soon recalled that King Croesus of ancient Lydia was reputedly the first monarch to put the coin of his realm on a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
He also stated that Germany was practically upon a gold basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
In evaluating Nicholson's doctrine, I wish to point out, first, the inaccuracy of the statement that all credit rests on a gold basis.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
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