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<p><a href="page.php?w=Japanese_yen">Japanese yen</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Pound_sterling">British pound</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Canadian_dollar">Canadian dollar</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=Swiss_franc">Swiss franc</a> - and the <a href="page.php?w=Swedish_krona">Swedish krona</a>.</p>

<p><big> History and current use </big></p>
<p>After major world currencies began to float in 1973, small countries in reaction decided to <a href="page.php?w=Fixed_exchange_rate_system">peg</a> their currencies to one of the major currencies (e.g. U.S. Dollar, Pound Sterling).</p><p>
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