Central banks and the nation: the nineteenth century.

Summary This text reproduces my contribution to the colloquium Les banques centrales, la nation et les Etats of the Mission historique de la Banque de France organized on March 14-15, 2012 and published by O. Feiertag and M. Margairaz: Les banques centrales et l'État-nation, Les presses de Sciences Po, 2016, pp. 27-48 In accordance with the task I was asked to perform at the colloquium, this article attempts to situate the individual contributions within the literature on central banks and the nation in the 19 th century. It therefore refers to the other contributions in this volume for more details.