Gold themed artefacts

黃金主題文物

Gold circulates because it has value, whereas paper has value because it circulates.

Karl Marx(1818-83), 1859.

Historical Golden Events

歷史黃金事件

“The best estimates currently available suggest that around 212,582 tonnes of gold has been mined throughout history…. If every single ounce of this gold were placed next to each other, the resulting cube of pure gold would only measure around 22 metres on each side.” (World Gold Council, 2024) https://www.gold.org/goldhub/data/how-much-gold

1816

Coinage Act 1816
1816年貨幣鑄造法案

July 11, 1836

Specie Circular
使用金屬通貨公告

1848–1855

California Gold Rush
加利福尼亞淘金潮

1896

Sound Money Campaign
金銀本位競選

1923

German Hyperinflation & Goldmark
德國惡性通貨膨脹與金馬克

April 5, 1933

Executive Order 6102
行政命令6102號

“The world’s official gold holdings totaled 36,089 metric tons as of May 2024, according to the World Gold Council, which cited calculations from the International Monetary Fund.” (MarketWatch, 2024) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-prices-keep-breaking-records-in-2024-central-banks-are-driving-the-rally-a44f1430

返回頂端