Translation guide
A monetary system where the value of currency is based on two metals, typically gold and silver, at a fixed ratio.
The economic system using two metals as legal tender.
Standard term for bimetallism in economics and history.
19世紀の多くの国では複本位制が採用されていた。
Many countries in the 19th century adopted bimetallism.
Explicitly mentions gold and silver; used in historical contexts.
金銀複本位制は金本位制に移行した。
Bimetallism shifted to the gold standard.
Bimetallism is primarily a historical term. In modern Japanese, it is almost always referred to as 複本位制. The concept is rarely discussed outside academic or historical contexts.