IIRC it's one of the reasons military rank structures use silver as a higher rank than gold.
For a brief moment, due to what amounts to gold inflation (from Musa's charity), and Silver deflation (from the Ottoman's embargo), silver was more expensive than gold in Europe.
IIRC it's one of the reasons military rank structures use silver as a higher rank than gold.
For a brief moment, due to what amounts to gold inflation (from Musa's charity), and Silver deflation (from the Ottoman's embargo), silver was more expensive than gold in Europe.