在国际金本位制度下，进出口贸易差额有时确实可以靠交运黄金的来结算，但也可以用交运棉花、钢铁、威士忌、香料，或其他普通商品来结算。
It is true that under the international gold standard discrepancies in balances of imports and exports were sometimes settled by shipments of gold .
国际金本位制度