Joining the 'Europe' and Shrinking the Pound: Britain's Single Currency Debate of the Late 1860s

John Maloney
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John Maloney: Department of Economics, University of Exeter

No 502, Discussion Papers from University of Exeter, Department of Economics

Abstract: Though a Royal Commission had rejected Britain joining the Latin Monetary Union, Robert Lowe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said he would recommend membership provided three conditions were satisfied. As these included a general adherence to the gold standard, nothing further came of it. But meanwhile there had been a complex public discussion of the subject, and the related topic of shrinking the pound coin so it weighed the same as the 25-france piece. The debate shed much light on the contemporary state of value and monetary theory, and those who supported the changes had much the best of it.

Keywords: single currency; Latin Monetary Union; England; Robert Lowe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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