2026-02-26 01:14:46

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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