Promises and happy thoughts. The value is pegged to the GDP of the country that makes the promise of value so when that country's GDP goes down and its gov't prints more money, the existing value drops.
The U.S. government established the gold standard in the 1870s, backing the currency with gold reserves to give it intrinsic value. This helped restore confidence in the nation's currency and stabilize its value, ultimately leading to increased trust in the financial system. Additionally, the government worked to reduce inflation and maintain the currency's purchasing power.
When the government prints paper money without the gold to back it up, the result is inflation.
The government adopted the gold standard.
it was not backed by gold silver or landIt was not backed by gold, silver, or land.
Paper Currency
Egyptians used gold currency The earliest money that we know about was made of pure gold and dates back to the 3rd millennium BC in Egypt. The gold had standardised weights and values.
Currency is regulated by the government, when they strike oil or gold, they can print more bills and make more coins in either of the two mints
Gold certificates were used from 1882 to 1933 in the U.S. as a form of paper currency.
Egyptians used gold currency The earliest money that we know about was made of pure gold and dates back to the 3rd millennium BC in Egypt. The gold had standardised weights and values.
bimetallism
When the government prints paper money without the gold to back it up, the result is inflation.
Yes, as well as silver and the governments promise to pay. I would say no because it is not redeemable in silver or gold. To be backed by silver or gold would mean that you could cash it in for gold. This is why the value of our money has gone down because it is not backed by anything other than the government behind it. Since our government is Trillions in debt they can not guarantee the currency at all.