Germany: Adoption, Wartime Suspension and Hyperinflation's Impact on Gold (1871–1924)

1. Imperial Coinage Act sets gold-based mark

   Dec 4, 1871Labels: Imperial Coinage, German Empire

   • Econlib
   • Deutschlandmuseum

2. German coinage law extends imperial gold coinage

   Jul 9, 1873Labels: Coinage Law, Imperial gold

   • US Historian
   • Econlib

3. Mark introduced as empire-wide legal tender

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Mark currency, German Empire

   • Coinage Act
   • Mark 1871

4. World War I triggers gold-standard suspension

   Aug 1, 1914Labels: World War, gold standard

   • 1914 1918 Online
   • Mark 1871

5. London Schedule sets reparations in gold marks

   May 5, 1921Labels: London Schedule, reparations

   • Britannica
   • Reparations

6. Reparations default decision authorizes Ruhr occupation

   Jan 9, 1923Labels: Reparations Commission, Ruhr occupation

   • Versailles

7. French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr

   Jan 11, 1923Labels: Ruhr occupation, France and

   • Britannica
   • Ruhr Occup

8. Passive resistance policy accelerates currency collapse

   Jan 13, 1923Labels: Passive resistance, Weimar government

   • Ruhr Occup
   • Britannica

9. Stresemann ends passive resistance to Ruhr occupation

   Sep 26, 1923Labels: Gustav Stresemann, passive resistance

   • Ruhr Occup
   • ForeignAffairs

10. Rentenmark introduced, restoring a gold-linked unit of account

    Nov 15, 1923Labels: Rentenmark, monetary reform

    • ANS
    • Rentenmark

11. Dawes Committee reports plan for stabilization and payments

    Apr 9, 1924Labels: Dawes Committee, Charles G

    • Britannica
    • Dawes Plan

12. Reichsmark becomes legal tender under Dawes-era reforms

    Aug 30, 1924Labels: Reichsmark, Dawes-era reforms

    • Rentenmark
    • ANS

13. Dawes Plan takes effect, tying stability to reparations policy

    Sep 1, 1924Labels: Dawes Plan, reparations policy

    • Britannica
    • Dawes Plan