Silver for India Helped Allies in World War Effort
The United States melted down and exported large quantities of silver to India to pay for war supplies, with about a hundred million silver dollars moved from the treasury. Sir James Meston credits Washington legislation releasing silver as vital to India’s currency relief and to the Allied war effort.
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