Wars have been fought over gold, love has been expressed by it an gold has changed the landscape of civilizations and the world – but what makes gold so great? This infographic examines the history of gold from ancient history to the gold rushes of the centuries ago. It looks at its properties and how it became not only a currency, but the gold standard.
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Other Infographics on Gold:
1. Take a Look: This Interactive Infographic Shows Gold’s Ongoing Interaction With World Events
As long as there have been people, there’s been an attraction to gold. From pharaohs to hedge funds, gold has been an important tool of building and protecting wealth. Take a look at the interactive gold timeline below which carries you through gold’s enduring path as a universal symbol of wealth.
2. This Infographic on Gold Shows/Tells It All
The Gold Tree Infographic below visualizes above-ground stock, sources and uses of gold and pictures the different forms of gold investments – ranging from physical gold in the form of bullion gold to securities not backed by gold.
3. Vaulted Gold: What Is It and How Does It Compare With Other Gold Investments?
The infographic below on vaulted gold explains what vaulted gold is and visualizes key facts relating to investments in gold that is stored on behalf of investors in high-security vaults.
4. Where in the World Does All the Gold Come From? Look at This Infographic
Gold-producing countries are found on nearly all continents, and represent the gamut of economies from developed super-powers to small, emerging market countries. With gold’s spectacular rise in price and related demand, it’s worth your time to know a little bit about where all the gold comes from.
I’ve been watching the Gold and Silver charts and think that both markets are being “punked” or manipulated so that the prices can be depressed in order that Countries can slowly begin to acquire ever more Gold (on the sly) before the paper money based monetary system collapses.
To Countries like China, America, England, Germany and many others, the specific “value” of Gold and to a lessor extent Silver is not as important as the amount of those metals a Country has… I have read many articles about China buying Gold and not always disclosing the amounts they now possess; which makes me think that a number of Countries are positioning themselves to challenge the USA’s Dollar as THE best currency to rely upon in tough times…
I see the USA in a Global Financial War and If I’m right, many other Countries would enjoy not only seeing the value of the US $ drop but have their own currency become “more” valuable… If this were to happen, the exact price these Countries paid for their Gold would be irrelevant because of the increases to their own currencies “worth”…
Using Apple stock as an example. whether you bought it at $200 or $350 a share (when it now worth over $500) is not as important as OWNING IT…