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Latin Monetary Union coinage standard

T-FTM000816 · Outside the currency tree

Imported scoped identity; use claim relationship types and date qualifications.

Instrument, denomination, issuer, monetary standard or other context: not a separate currency node.

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Evidence & research notes 5 claims

Imported lmu: standard agreement. Dated evidence is not proof of an uninterrupted lifetime. Latin Monetary Union coinage standard: Scoped identity. Dated observations are not proof of a complete lifetime.

Supported C783

France participates in the Latin Monetary Union convention. Coordination of national coinages, not creation of a single currency.

US National Monetary Commission · US National Monetary Commission — The National Bank of Belgium (1910) Citation S398 · Open source ↗

1865 convention discussion

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C784

Belgium participates in the common coinage convention.

US National Monetary Commission · US National Monetary Commission — The National Bank of Belgium (1910) Citation S398 · Open source ↗

Passage on law of 5 June 1832

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C785

Switzerland participates in the common coinage convention.

US National Monetary Commission · US National Monetary Commission — The National Bank of Belgium (1910) Citation S398 · Open source ↗

Passage on law of 5 June 1832

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Supported C793

The Congo adopts a franc system conforming to the Latin Union standard. Standard adoption does not establish treaty membership or direct replacement of Belgian francs.

Revue belge de numismatique (1923) · Revue belge de numismatique (1923) — Monnaies métalliques employées au Congo Citation S409 · Open source ↗

Printed pp.20–21 / PDF pp.9–10

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

Franc handoff v2 reports: Relevant monetary-law passages inspected in facsimile/OCR; unrelated colonial-era historical speculation not adopted; not independently reopened in this merge.

Supported C982

The 1865 convention codifies a common franc coinage standard with France as one participating monetary system. A shared standard, not a new circulating currency replacing member francs.

United States Department of State / Samuel B. Ruggles · Papers relating to foreign affairs 1867, document 313 Citation S466 · Open source ↗

Appendix No. 2, monetary convention of 23 December 1865, articles 1–5

Source access and limitations

Use the treaty text and defined coin standard only.

The report’s earlier account of English medieval money is not adopted.

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