The silver empire: how Germany created its first common currency
Volckart, O.
(19 September 2024)
The silver empire: how Germany created its first common currency.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
(19 September 2024)
The silver empire: how Germany created its first common currency.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
More than 300 autonomous members of the Holy Roman Empire came together to create a common currency based on silver in the mid-sixteenth century. Drawing on a new book, Oliver Volckart explains the background to this important moment in Europe’s economic history.