Republication of Copy of extracts of letters or papers relating to the depreciation in the value of silver (13 October 1876, 22 March 1877, 31 July 1877, 26 May 1879, 11 August 1879)

This series of volumes Documents and Studies on 19th c. Monetary History aims to republish the main documents related to the question of bimetallism at the end of the 19th century. The series will include several sub-series devoted to the International Monetary Conferences held in various capitals during the second half of the century andto the specific situation of different countries (i.e. India, Japan, United States of America, China, etc.), since the question of monetary systems was a global one. It will also include specific studies on monetary questions and on monetary history.00The scientific community will thus have access to the enormous collection of statistics, analyses and discussions on and around the subject of gold and silver coinages. These documents will be useful to specialists of the 19th century but also to all specialists in monetary history and in particular those studying the question of the ratio between gold and silver and that of the gold or silver standard, which are relevant to all periods.00The documents are well documented official analyses concerning the question of gold and silver currency in India and in the world: 0Copy or Extracts of a Letter from the Government of India, dated the 13th day of October 1876, No. 368, and of a Resolution by the Government, dated the 22nd day of September 1876, relating to the Depreciation in the Value of Silver. 0Copy or Extracts of Papers received from the Government of India and from Her Majesty's Representatives and Consuls in Foreign Countries, having reference to the Silver Question (22 March 1877). 0Copy of a Letter from the Government of India, forwarding Reports by the Bengal and Bombay Chambers of Commerce, regarding the Effects of the Fall in the Price of Silver on Trade and Remittances and on Prices in India (31 July 1877). 0Copy or Extracts of Papers received from Her Majesty's Representatives in Foreign Countries having reference to the Silver Question (26 May 1879).00.