Which British Chancellor of the Exchequer took the pound sterling off the gold standard in September 1931?
The decision to abandon the gold standard was one of the most consequential monetary policy shifts in 20th-century Britain. It came during the depths of the Great Depression, under a National Government formed to tackle the financial crisis.
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