Reichsbank, Currency Policy and Financial Modernization in the Empire (1871-1900)

1. Imperial coinage law defines the gold Mark

   Dec 4, 1871Labels: Imperial coinage, Gold Mark

   • US Hist
   • Coinage Act

2. Mint Law extends Mark coinage across the Empire

   Jul 9, 1873Labels: Mint Law, Imperial gold

   • US Hist
   • Coinage Act

3. Law orders withdrawal of state paper money

   Apr 30, 1874Labels: State paper, Imperial notes

   • US Hist

4. Bank Act creates framework for a central note bank

   Mar 14, 1875Labels: Bank Act, Central note

   • Wikisource
   • 1902 Encycl

5. Reichsbank begins operations in Berlin

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Reichsbank, Prussian Bank

   • Reichsbank DE
   • Reichsbank IT

6. Mark introduced throughout the Empire

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Mark currency, National currency

   • Coinage Act
   • Mark 1871 DE

7. Hermann von Dechend becomes first Reichsbank president

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Hermann von, Reichsbank president

   • Reichsbank DE
   • Reichsbank ES

8. Imperial note issue expands under unified rules

   Jun 1, 1879Labels: Imperial banknotes, Note circulation

   • US Hist

9. Reichsbank note-issue privilege reduced among private banks

   Jan 1, 1889Labels: Private banks, Note-issue privilege

   • Reichsbank IT
   • 1902 Encycl

10. Richard Koch succeeds Dechend as Reichsbank president

    Jan 1, 1890Labels: Richard Koch, Reichsbank president

    • Reichsbank ES
    • Reichsbank DE

11. Reichsbank navigates the 1890 Baring crisis pressures

    Nov 1, 1890Labels: Baring crisis, Reichsbank

    • Britannica
    • Baring crisis

12. Coinage Act amended for turn-of-century monetary administration

    Jun 1, 1900Labels: Coinage Act, Monetary administration

    • Coinage Act