The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... British gold sovereigns were made in Europe for buyers who were anxious to offset inflation . ( The British had stopped making sovereigns in 1931. ) However , most of these coins had their full gold content , so the crime , at best ...
... British gold sovereigns were made in Europe for buyers who were anxious to offset inflation . ( The British had stopped making sovereigns in 1931. ) However , most of these coins had their full gold content , so the crime , at best ...
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... British govern- ment . He accordingly sent Czar Nicholas I a letter telling him to withdraw his troops from the principalities . The Czar refused and on March 28 , 1854 , the western powers declared war . In due course British and ...
... British govern- ment . He accordingly sent Czar Nicholas I a letter telling him to withdraw his troops from the principalities . The Czar refused and on March 28 , 1854 , the western powers declared war . In due course British and ...
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... British crown colony , its annexation having been recognized by Greece and Turkey in the Treaty of Lausanne a few years earlier . Greek Cypriot agitation for enosis persisted throughout British rule and in 1931 led to serious riots ...
... British crown colony , its annexation having been recognized by Greece and Turkey in the Treaty of Lausanne a few years earlier . Greek Cypriot agitation for enosis persisted throughout British rule and in 1931 led to serious riots ...
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