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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Monetary system
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan
gptkb:Populist_Party
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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Difficulty maintaining fixed ratio
Market fluctuations of metals
Potential for arbitrage
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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gptkb:United_States_presidential_election,_1896
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gptkbp:defines
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A monetary system in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent to certain quantities of two metals, typically gold and silver, creating a fixed rate of exchange between them.
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gptkbp:goal
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Promote economic growth
Increase money supply
Stabilize currency value
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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19th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bimetallism
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gptkbp:notableCountry
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gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Monometallism
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:currency
gptkb:economic_policy
gptkb:Free_silver
gptkb:Gresham's_law
Fiat money
Legal tender
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1873
gptkb:Sherman_Silver_Purchase_Act
gptkb:Bland–Allison_Act
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Gold standard
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gptkbp:usedMetals
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gptkb:gold
Silver
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Gold_Standard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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