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• Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… …   Wikipedia

• silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * Monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined as a stated quantity of silver. It is… …   Universalium

• Silver Standard — A monetary system in which a country s government allows its currency to be freely converted into fixed amounts of silver, and vice versa. Under the silver standard, an exchange rate would be determined by the economic difference for a fixed… …   Investment dictionary

• silver standard — n. a monetary standard solely in terms of silver, in which the basic currency unit is made equal to and redeemable by a specified quantity of silver …   English World dictionary

• The Silver Streak — Infobox Film name=The Silver Streak caption=1934 advertising poster director=Thomas Atkins producer=Glendon Alvine writer=H.W. Hanemann Jack O Donnell Roger Whately starring=Charles Starrett country = USA language = English editing=Fred Kundtson… …   Wikipedia

• silver standard — noun a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver • Hypernyms: ↑standard, ↑monetary standard …   Useful english dictionary

• silver standard — noun Date: 1719 a monetary standard under which the currency unit is defined by a stated quantity of silver …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• silver standard — sil′ver stand ard n. num a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency …   From formal English to slang

• silver standard — /ˈsɪlvə stændəd/ (say silvuh standuhd) noun a monetary system with silver of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value …  

• Silver Certificate — Silver Certificates were printed for a time in the United States as a form of paper currency. They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens who were angered by the Fourth Coinage Act, which placed the United States on the gold… …   Wikipedia

• Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates — Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865. The novel takes place in the Netherlands, and is a very colorful fictional portrait of early 19 century Dutch life, as well as an… …   Wikipedia