yín
běn
wèi

technical
noun

Meaning of 银本位

银本位 means silver standard; monetary system using silver as the standard currency. Pronounced yín běn wèi.

  • silver standard; monetary system using silver as the standard currency

Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiǔ
shì
 
duō
guó
jiā
shí
xíng
yín
běn
wèi
zhì
 

In the nineteenth century, many countries implemented the silver standard.

Zhōng
guó
1
jiǔ9
sān3
5
nián
fàng
le
yín
běn
wèi
 
gǎi
xíng
zhì
 

China abandoned the silver standard in 1935 and switched to the legal tender system.

jīn
běn
wèi
xiāng
 
yín
běn
wèi
gèng
róng
shòu
dào
guó
yín
jià
dòng
de
yǐng
xiǎng
 

Compared to the gold standard, the silver standard is more susceptible to fluctuations in international silver prices.

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