print email comment close Gold Standard URL: http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/officer.gold.standard Description: Background about the gold standard, "the most famous monetary system that ever existed. The periods in which the gold standard flourished, the groupings of countries under the gold standard, and the dates during which individual countries adhered to this standard are delineated." Also includes information about characteristics of the gold standard and material about the "classical" and "interwar" gold standards. From EH.Net, which "is supported by the Economic History Association and other affiliated organizations." Author: Officer, Lawrence Publisher: EH.Net LII Database Information: Record 25803 created by Maria Brandt on 03/31/2008 Last modification on 04/09/2008 Published: 04/09/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25803