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UNION MONETAIRE LATINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Latin Monetary Union
1, record 1, English, Latin%20Monetary%20Union
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Latin Union 2, record 1, English, Latin%20Union
former designation, correct
- LU 3, record 1, English, LU
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A monetary union formed in 1865 by France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland and later (1875) joined by Greece. 4, record 1, English, - Latin%20Monetary%20Union
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
LU : Title reproduced from the document "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", with the authorization of UNESCO. 5, record 1, English, - Latin%20Monetary%20Union
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Union monétaire latine
1, record 1, French, Union%20mon%C3%A9taire%20latine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Union latine 2, record 1, French, Union%20latine
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- UL 3, record 1, French, UL
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1865, à la suite de la découverte des mines d’or en Australie et en Californie, pour remédier à la pénurie relative d’argent, l'Union monétaire latine, qui réunissait la France, l'Italie, la Suisse, la Belgique décida de réduire le titre des pièces d’argent pour abaisser leur valeur exprimée en or et de limiter le pouvoir libératoire et la frappe libre à la seule pièce d’argent de 5 F. 1, record 1, French, - Union%20mon%C3%A9taire%20latine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
UL : Appellation tirée du document «United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions», avec l’autorisation de l’UNESCO. 4, record 1, French, - Union%20mon%C3%A9taire%20latine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Unión Monetaria Latina
1, record 1, Spanish, Uni%C3%B3n%20Monetaria%20Latina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- UML 1, record 1, Spanish, UML
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Unión Latina 2, record 1, Spanish, Uni%C3%B3n%20Latina
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- UL 3, record 1, Spanish, UL
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De patrón bimetálico oro-plata, se estableció en 1865 entre Francia, Bélgica, Italia y Suiza, por la Convención de París de 23 de diciembre de ese año. Grecia se adhirió en 1869 y un año antes, al reorganizarse el sistema monetario basado en la peseta, España adoptó como moneda básica la de cinco pesetas, o duro, de las mismas dimensiones y ley que las de la UML para francos, liras, etc. Tenía una relación oro-plata de 1/15,5 que, al romperse por las fuertes producciones argentíferas, condujo al patrón bimetálico «cojo» y a la virtual desorganización de la Unión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Uni%C3%B3n%20Monetaria%20Latina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Unión Latina y UL: Extraído de "United Nations and Related Bodies, Specialized Agencies of the United Nations System, Intergovernmental Organizations, International Non-Governmental Organizations, Networks, Systems, Foundations and Similar Institutions", con la autorización de la UNESCO. 4, record 1, Spanish, - Uni%C3%B3n%20Monetaria%20Latina
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
- Economics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gold franc
1, record 2, English, gold%20franc
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The French monetary system based on a gold franc of .29032 gramme was adopted by many countries forming the Latin monetary union, such as Belgium, Switzerland, Italy (lira), Spain (peseta), Yugoslavia (dinar), Greece (drachma), Rumania (lei) etc. (...) Napoleon is the popular name for the gold 20-franc piece of Napoleon I. 2, record 2, English, - gold%20franc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
- Économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- franc-or
1, record 2, French, franc%2Dor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- franc or 2, record 2, French, franc%20or
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mesure de la valeur d’un produit ou d’un service exprimée sur la base de la définition légale du franc en or. 3, record 2, French, - franc%2Dor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Appellation généralement donnée au franc de Germinal, an XI(7 avril 1803)(...) C'était le franc de l'Union latine utilisé jusqu'en 1944 en Belgique, en France, en Italie et en Suisse. Son pouvoir d’achat était largement supérieur à celui d’une unité monétaire actuelle du même poids d’or, le métal ayant perdu une partie de son pouvoir d’achat. 4, record 2, French, - franc%2Dor
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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