300 billion £ of gold recovery operation
"To pay for munitions and goods in both World Wars, the British Government shipped gold bullion worldwide with an estimated present day value of circa £300 billion." During both World Wars, Britain paid for war supplies through shipments of predominantly gold bullion. During WW1 the Bank of England (BoE) shipped gold worth £125Bn at 2016 prices. During WW2, BoE shipped […]