Are There Any Peaceful Transitions?

CNN's John Sutter asks if there is an historical example of a society transitioning from an old currency to a new currency. Usually they don't harden their currency by choice, he says; it's usually something that kind of forces them to do so. There are some countries in the world that have chosen to use external currencies such as the U.S. dollar and European Union monetary zone. "I'm not really sure how it's, you know, what timeline this is going to play out"

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