After WW II country after country began removing silver. I suspect it was part of the Breton Woods agreement but it was never announced as such. Each country has their own moderns; the year that silver was removed from circulating coinage and the old silver coinage was then removed in the majority of countries but especially those that changed over late like the US did in 1965.
A very few countries (like the Soviet Union) removed silver even before the war so their "moderns" start as early as the 1920's. Some countries like the Republic of India never had silver so their moderns started when they did; 1947.
Kind of a boring answer, yet I'll state I've been a believer anything after 1964 is Modern. Now, I've been thinking this for quite a few years, so I'd imagine one day that's going to have to change.
There was an oldies radio station- K-EARTH 101, based out of Los Angeles while growing up. It played the 50s and 60s music. Recently I tuned in (I can hear it up here in San Diego, surprisingly enough), and they are playing music from the 80s. Never would I have thought music from the 80s is considered "oldies," yet there you go.
Times change.
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After WW II country after country began removing silver. I suspect it was part of the Breton Woods agreement but it was never announced as such. Each country has their own moderns; the year that silver was removed from circulating coinage and the old silver coinage was then removed in the majority of countries but especially those that changed over late like the US did in 1965.
A very few countries (like the Soviet Union) removed silver even before the war so their "moderns" start as early as the 1920's. Some countries like the Republic of India never had silver so their moderns started when they did; 1947.
Kind of a boring answer, yet I'll state I've been a believer anything after 1964 is Modern. Now, I've been thinking this for quite a few years, so I'd imagine one day that's going to have to change.
There was an oldies radio station- K-EARTH 101, based out of Los Angeles while growing up. It played the 50s and 60s music. Recently I tuned in (I can hear it up here in San Diego, surprisingly enough), and they are playing music from the 80s. Never would I have thought music from the 80s is considered "oldies," yet there you go.
Times change.
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