The U.S. monetary system is based on paper money backed by the full faith and credit of the fed. gov't. The currency is neither valued in, backed by, nor offici

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

In 1871-73, newly unified Germany adopted the gold standard, replacing the silver-based currencies that had been prevalent in most German states until then. The