United Kingdom: Establishment and Operation of the Gold Standard (1816–1914)

1. Bank Restriction begins gold convertibility suspension

   May 3, 1797Labels: Bank of, Restriction Period

   • UK Parliament
   • UK Legislation

2. Coinage Act sets postwar gold-currency framework

   Jun 22, 1816Labels: Coinage Act, Parliament

   • UK Legislation
   • Parliament Archives

3. Gold sovereign introduced as key gold coin

   Jan 1, 1817Labels: Gold sovereign, Great Recoinage

   • Royal Mint
   • Great Recoinage

4. Peel’s Act sets path back to cash payments

   Jul 2, 1819Labels: Resumption Act, Robert Peel

   • UK Legislation
   • Hansard

5. Bank of England resumes gold convertibility

   May 1, 1821Labels: Bank of, Gold convertibility

   • Royal Mint
   • Hansard

6. Bank Charter Act reshapes gold-backed note issue

   Jul 19, 1844Labels: Bank Charter, Bank of

   • UK Legislation
   • Hansard

7. Overend Gurney collapse tests gold-standard crisis response

   May 10, 1866Labels: Overend Gurney, Bank of

   • Bank Underground
   • Overend Gurney

8. International gold standard era expands around sterling

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Classical gold, Sterling

   • World Gold Council
   • Gold Standard

9. Baring crisis contained to defend financial stability

   Nov 1, 1890Labels: Baring Brothers, Bank of

   • Baring Crisis
   • Barings Bank

10. Prewar peak of the classical gold standard

    Jan 1, 1913Labels: Classical gold, Bank of

    • World Gold Council
    • Gold Standard

11. Currency and Bank Notes Act responds to wartime strain

    Aug 6, 1914Labels: Currency and, Treasury

    • Hansard
    • Act Text

12. UK gold coin circulation ends as war finance dominates

    Aug 1, 1915Labels: Gold sovereign, World War

    • Royal Mint
    • World Gold Council