This system began in 1916 with the British pound and was later taken up by the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan and Russia.
一八一六年，英國首先採用金本位制度。接著德、美、法、意大利、瑞典、挪威、丹麥、日本、蘇俄等國紛紛跟進。