Rome:
started with silver coins at 95% purity.
three centuries later? less than 5%.
Gold doubled. Soldiers demanded gold pay. Inflation skyrocketed 1,000%. Trade and trust crashed. Empire fractured.
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Spain:
1500s superpower thanks to silver influx.
Printed wealth without production. Prices quadrupled. Middle class destroyed. Four defaults in 50 years.
Gold & silver doubled. Empire bankrupt.