NOMISMA

Fixed exchange rate

固定相場 / fixed exchange rate — Institutions

A system that keeps the exchange rate at a fixed level. A form of anchor.

Mexico — The Twenty-Two Years of 12.50 / Mexico City
Mexico The Twenty-Two Years of 12.50 / Mexico City

A system that maintains a fixed exchange ratio between the domestic currency and a foreign currency (or gold). While it functions as a price anchor, it requires reserves and determination to defend.

⚠ A fixed exchange rate is a promise "not to move it," not a fact that "it does not move." The timeline of monetary history is a list of broken promises.