French Indo-China was one of the last places to abandon the silver standard.
When the United Kingdom itself then abandoned the gold standard in 1931, this opened up certain questions for the first time.
During the Great Depression, every major currency abandoned the gold standard.
China and Hong Kong abandoned the silver standard in 1935.
Most nations abandoned the gold standard in the 1930s.
The United States abandoned the gold standard in 1971 as it moved to a free-floating foreign exchange rate.
Argentina abandoned the gold standard in December 1929, earlier than most countries.
This system collapsed in the early 1970's, when the United States and other countries abandoned the gold standard.
By this time, some 35 nations including the United States and Italy had abandoned the gold standard.
When the Depression arrived, it abandoned the gold standard and devalued the pound.
