World currency
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A world currency, supranational currency, or global currency is a currency that is widely used in international finance or in international trade to price goods or other transactions. It is generally
The U.S. dollar (top) and the euro are by far the most used currencies in terms of global reserves.
Spanish dollar of Philip V of Spain, 1739
Obverse of the series 2021 $100 Federal Reserve Note
Bretton Woods system
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The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among 44 countries, including the United States, Canada, European countries, and Australia, after the 194
Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State 1933–44
Roosevelt and Churchill's secret meeting of 9–12 August 1941 in Newfoundland resulted in the Atlantic Charter, which the U.S. and Britain officially announced two days later.
John Maynard Keynes (right) and Harry Dexter White at the inaugural meeting of the International Monetary Fund's Board of Governors in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., 8 March 1946