Die Geburtsurkunde des Goldstandards
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AND whereas at various times heretofore the Coins of this Realm of Gold and Silver, have been equally a legal Tender for Payments to any Amount, and great Inconvenience has arisen from both these precious Metals being concurrently the Standard Measure of Value, and equivalent for Property; and it is expedient that the Gold Coin made according to the Indentures of the Mint, should henceforth be the sole Standard Measure of Value and legal Tender for Payment, without any Limitation of Amount, and that the Silver Coin should be
a legal Tender to a limited Amount only, for the facility of Exchange and Commerce; BE it
therefore Enacted, That from and after [... lacuna ...] the Gold Coin of this Realm shall be and considered [sic] and is hereby declared to be the only legal Tender for Payments, except as hereinafter provided, with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and that the said Gold Coin shall hold such Weight and Fineness as are prescribed by the present Indenture with His Majesty’s Master and Worker of the Mint for making Gold Monies at His Majesty’s Mint in London,
Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons, 1816, 424, vol. 2, p. 603
Gemäß allen Regeln der Geldkunst, wird also festgelegt ...
1. dass die standardisierte Goldmünze der Wertmaßstab ist
2. diese Goldmünze das einzige unbeschränkte gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel ist
3. Gewicht und Reinheit ist festgeschrieben
Das Fundament des internationalen Goldstandards als globales Währungssystem des 19. Jahrhunderts war damit gelegt.
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hier also nur der entscheidende Absatz. Ich habe den "Kern" markiert und kommentiert. Ich denke, das kann man dann auch ohne große Englischkenntnisse verstehen.