The Australian dollar was pegged to a basket of currencies during what period?

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Up until the 1930s a gold standard existed that set exchange rates according to the levels of gold held by each country.Currencies were generally set against the US dollar,which was convertible into gold.The Australian dollar was tied to sterling.The Bretton Woods system remained in place until the 60s.In 1971 the link between the US dollar and gold was set aside,at this time the AUD was tied to the USD.In 1973 world markets had adopted a floating exchange rate.Between 1974 and 1976 the AUD was pegged to a basket of currencies and adjusted from time to time during the period from 1976 to 1983.

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