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In the reign of King [[Thadeus I]], the [[Great War]] began which was incredibly expensive and it required the Treasury of Morstaybishlia to borrow incredible amounts of gold and silver from the Bank of Staynes to pay for the war effort. People became increasingly worried that the kirib would become virtually worthless and started queueing at banks demanding that their kirib notes and coins be redeemed for gold and silver. The Crown immediately banned the use of gold and silver in everyday transactions. This had the effect of making the kirib a representative currency. Thus, people were forced to hold on to their kirib denominated assets, preventing a massive run on the banks that would have crippled the economy. People were free to pay their taxes in kiribs instead of precious metals and banks expected kiribs instead of precious metals and payments for loans. Furthermore, the government could channel these resources to fighting the war and supporting its allies in the Imperial Powers. This did not mark the end of the gold standard but withered the everyday applications of this standard except on a macroeconomic and national level. It catalysed further modernisation and reforms under the reign of King [[Thadeus II]].
During the reign of King [[Galfridus]], electronic lectronic systems emerged that made it easier for people to communicate and usurped the telegram. They had the effect of making banking vastly easier and reducing the dependence on physical currency for large transactions. In 1969, the [[Noroist Axdel|Noroist Republic of Axdel]] seceded from Great Morstaybishlia, and whilst plans were being drawn for
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