"The majority of the planet used the same golden monetary standard, allowing the improvements in telecommunications and transportation to foster global capital accumulation and trade like never before."

French Franc 1814-1914 100 years Dutch Guilder 1816-1914 98 years Pound Sterling 1821-1914 93 years Swiss Franc 1850-1936 86 years Belgian Franc 1832-1914 82 years Swedish Krona 1873-1931 58 years German Mark 1875-1914 39 years Italian Lira 1883-1914 31 years