GOLD oder DEVISEN — Wie Deutsche 1923 ihr Vermögen über die Grenze retteten

In the autumn of 1923, Germans who still possessed assets faced a silent choice: hide physical gold at home or transfer foreign currency abroad. Both options worked—but in radically different ways. This video documents the specific strategies, the legal framework (Exchange Law 1922/1923), and the long-term consequences of both decisions. In the autumn of 1923, Germans who still possessed assets faced a silent choice: hide physical gold at home or transfer foreign currency abroad. Both options worked. 📊 TIMESTAMP: 0:00 — Introduction: Two brothers, one decision 1:15 — Historical context: The Mark in free fall in 1923 3:00 — The first path: Physical gold 5:00 — The second path: Foreign exchange and foreign accounts 6:30 — The hidden differences: Strengths and vulnerabilities 8:30 — What happened after stabilization 10:00 — Recurring patterns in the history of currency crises 12:00 — Conclusion 💎 RECOMMENDED PARTNER FOR PHYSICAL GOLD: EasyGold24 — Gold bars, gold coins, and children's gold accounts, directly from the renowned gold trading house Hartmann & Benz in Stuttgart. Physical delivery or secure storage available: https://bit.ly/4uU4SbQ 📜 This video is part of the Hyperinflation Archive — the most comprehensive Weimar 1923 documentation on YouTube. 🥈 Support the archive: Silver Archivists: https://www.youtube.com/@Hyperinflati... 🥇 Premium Patron: Gold Keepers: https://www.youtube.com/@Hyperinflati... 📚 SOURCES: – Gerald D. Feldman, The Great Disorder: Politics, Economics, and Society in the German Inflation, 1914–1924 (Oxford University Press, 1993) – Adam Fergusson, When Money Dies: The Nightmare of Deficit Spending, Devaluation and Hyperinflation in Weimar Germany (PublicAffairs, 2010) – Reichsbank Announcement on the Foreign Exchange Ordinance, October 1922 (Reichsgesetzblatt) – Reich Statistical Office, Figures on Currency Devaluation in Germany 1914–1923 (Berlin, 1925) – BullionVault / MINING.COM: Silver and gold's rise during German hyperinflation (historical gold price data) 📊 ABOUT THE CHANNEL: The Hyperinflation Archive documents historical currency crises, with a focus on Weimar in 1923. Fact-based. Independent. Archival. Subscribe for weekly historical financial analyses.