Interesting

Some facts about gold and silver

*a golden cube that weights 1 ton has a side that measures only 37, 27 cm
*from the world annual gold production (which is 2.400.000 kg of gold) every individual would get only 0,36 grams of gold (supposing that now there are 6,5 milliard people in the world)
*a quarter ounce gold coin that was bought for 44,75 German marks (22,95€) in 1958, today costs 144€ (+527%)
*the known and discovered gold supplies will last only for 16 years
* the known and discovered silver supplies will last only for 12 years
*in 250 years we have had only 7 raw material bull markets – today we are at the beginning of the 7th bull market that is the biggest ever (source: Simon Hunt Strategic Services)
*in the 1970s the share of gold in the properties of individuals around the world was between 15 and 20%, but today it is only 0,4%

*gold and silver have been the oldest currencies in the world for more than 6000 years. (The mother of all world paper money units!)
*In the past paper money in circulation was covered by gold (gold standard).
*during all finance crisis in the past gold and silver were currencies that were accepted everywhere

*in comparison with paper money (that is only a promise, without sufficient foundation) gold and silver have genuine real value.
*a genuine protection against devaluation of money as a result of inflation
*the best protection against eventual currency downfalls

*it is fact that for protection the central banks in developed countries have more than 50% of all state reserves in form of gold
*am 7.November 2001 Malaysia as the first Islamic country issued the golden dinar (2, 4, 6 and 8 notes) and the silver dirham (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 notes). Other Islamic countries, which represent 25% of all people in the world, are doing the same (United Arab Emirates).