TAILIEUCHUNG - a history of money from ad 800 phần 4

vua độc lập cuối cùng, đã chết và Eadgar đã trở thành vị vua đầu tiên của một Kỳ Anh. Năm 973, Eadgar giới thiệu một hệ thống kiểm soát tập trung của tiền đúc. Mặc dù tiền xu đã được xảy ra lúc nhiều nhất là tám mươi thị xã, bạc hà, kiểm soát chết mà từ đó các tiền xu đã được đánh là tập trung. | 86 A HISTORY OF MONEY He was quick to see that if the United States adopted for their half eagle the weight and fineness of the English sovereign as Secretary Chase was proposing it would not only be of great advantage to England but would compel France to change her whole coinage system without getting any glory from it. Russell 1898 25 In Germany Bismarck probably had no disposition at this time to Frenchify the coinage of the new empire even had it been convenient to do so. he regarded the plan for international coinage as a Napoleonic dream Russell 1892 116-7 . The sovereign was worth a fraction over 25 francs and there was an obvious technical solution requiring two apparently simple steps 1. The United Kingdom would devalue the pound by only per cent to make the relationship exact. 2. The French and their Union partners would replace or augment their basic 20 franc gold napoleon with a 25 franc coin but making no change in the substance of their monetary arrangements. The Americans were in the course of reintroducing a gold coinage after the Civil War the half eagle of 5 dollars was worth francs. With an adjustment of about per cent it could have been brought into line with either the sovereign or a 25 franc coin if only the Europeans would get their act together. The Americans were keen on monetary union and were prepared to reduce the value of the dollar by the amount needed. They wanted a quick decision the use of gold coinage was growing rapidly and in a few years the cost of re-minting would become prohibitive. John E. Kasson presenting his report to Congress in May 1866 supported a uniform system of coinage The only interest of any nation that could possibly be injuriously affected by the establishment of this uniformity is that of the money changers an interest which contributes little to the public welfare while by diversity of coinage and of values it adds largely to private accumulations. Russell 1898 35 He recognised that transaction

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