Niečo o striebre

Zopár zaujímavých informácií z histórie striebra. Tak napr. do r. 1930 bolo striebro oficiálnym platidlom v Číne. Viac ako 5000 rokov sa používalo buď ako platidlo alebo ochranca hodnoty majetku. Mimochodom, a čo tak strieborný darček pod stromček?

Silver is often touted as the poor man’s gold. But these days, investors are piling money into silver, just like gold, driven by the growing appetite for silver as an investment product and industrial commodity.

Do you know that till 1930, silver used to be the official currency in China? Do you know that since time immemorial, silver has been acting as the official currency of several countries and kingdoms?

Silver is the best conductor of electricity of all metals, the best conductor of heat of all metals, the most reflective of metals, a powerful anti-bacterial & anti-viral agent and valued for its beauty.

Silver is found today in mines around the world; the top producing mining countries are Peru, Mexico and China.

Článok: www.commodityonline.com/news/Can-silver-become-modern-global-currency-34922-3-1.html

24.12.2010

"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value."   Alan Greenspan