Gold reserve
Gold held by a national central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, note holders , or trading peers, during the eras of the gold standard, and also as a store of value, or to support the value of the national currency.
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Reichsbank
The central bank of the German Reich from 1876 until 1945.
The central bank of the German Reich from 1876 until 1945.
The bank benefited by the theft of the property of numerous governments invaded by the Germans, especially their gold reserves and much personal property of the Third Reich's many victims, especially the Jews.
Gold standard
Monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
Monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
Many states still hold substantial gold reserves.
Central bank
Institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a state or formal monetary union,
Institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a state or formal monetary union,
Reserve management: managing a country's foreign-exchange and gold reserves and government bonds;
Gold as an investment
Most popular as an investment.
Most popular as an investment.
At the end of 2004, central banks and official organizations held 19% of all above-ground gold as official gold reserves.
Gold
Chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
Chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
With the sharp growth of economies in the 20th century, and increasing foreign exchange, the world's gold reserves and their trading market have become a small fraction of all markets and fixed exchange rates of currencies to gold have been replaced by floating prices for gold and gold future contract.
Italy
Country that consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region.
Country that consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region.
The country is the ninth-largest by nominal GDP (third in the European Union), the eighth-largest by national wealth and the third-largest by central bank gold reserve.
Kentucky
State in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west.
State in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west.
Fort Knox, a United States Army post best known as the site of the United States Bullion Depository, which is used to house a large portion of the United States official gold reserves, is located in Kentucky between Louisville and Elizabethtown.
Nazi Germany
The German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship.
The German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship.
Gold reserves and other foreign holdings were seized from the national banks of occupied nations, while large "occupation costs" were usually imposed.
Romanian Treasure
The Romanian Treasure (Tezaurul României) is a collection of valuable objects and the gold reserves (~120 tonnes) of the Romanian government sent to Russia for safekeeping during World War I.
Taiwan
Country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
Country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
In addition, the ROC government took to Taipei many national treasures and much of China's gold and foreign currency reserves.