No fiat currency in history has maintained its purchasing power
Currencies that have collapsed or disappeared:
- Hungarian Pengo: -100%, 1 year - Weimar Mark: -100%, 5 years - Zimbabwean Dollar: -100%, 29 years - Venezuelan Bolivar: -99.99%, 14 years - Continental Currency (18th century): -99%, 6 years - French Assignats: -99%, 7 years - Even the silver-rich Roman Denarius depreciated due to metal content reduction
Currencies that have not fully disappeared:
- British Pound: devalued 99.5% since 1694 - US Dollar (became fiat currency after 1971): devalued 87%
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No fiat currency in history has maintained its purchasing power
Currencies that have collapsed or disappeared:
- Hungarian Pengo: -100%, 1 year
- Weimar Mark: -100%, 5 years
- Zimbabwean Dollar: -100%, 29 years
- Venezuelan Bolivar: -99.99%, 14 years
- Continental Currency (18th century): -99%, 6 years
- French Assignats: -99%, 7 years
- Even the silver-rich Roman Denarius depreciated due to metal content reduction
Currencies that have not fully disappeared:
- British Pound: devalued 99.5% since 1694
- US Dollar (became fiat currency after 1971): devalued 87%