The caja de conversión was the body responsible for maintaining the value of the
Argentine peso in gold, as part of the
currency board that operated in Argentina before 1935.
It was a precursor of sorts to the
Argentine Currency Board
The Convertibility plan was a plan by the Argentine Currency Board that pegged the Argentine peso to the U.S. dollar between 1991 and 2002 in an attempt to eliminate hyperinflation and stimulate economic growth. While it initially met with consi ...
of the 1990s.
See also
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Gold standard
References
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Economic history of Argentina
Gold standard