{"id":15870,"date":"2026-03-01T20:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/?p=15870"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:47:58","slug":"gold-through-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/en\/gold-through-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Through History: Humanity\u2019s Eternal Companion from Roman Legionaries to the iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15870\" class=\"elementor elementor-15870\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f8d427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"71f8d427\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e01836d\" data-id=\"7e01836d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6950e7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6950e7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>Introduction: <\/b><\/span>  A Metal That Knows No Time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c5e614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c5e614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Every civilization, every empire, and every era has its own story about gold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0795f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2c0795f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">At times it was payment for military service; at others, the armor of kings and emperors; sometimes a symbol of luxury, sometimes a means of survival in times of crisis. Today, gold is hidden inside the devices we carry in our pockets.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec3943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eec3943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8505215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8505215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If we were to describe human history through a single material, it would be a golden thread. From the legionary with his <em>aureus<\/em> to the student checking the news on an iPhone \u2013 gold has accompanied us continuously for <b>millennia<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8aaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8aaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>1. The Roman Legionary and the Aureus: <\/b><\/span>The Wage That Held the Empire Together<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128fdeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128fdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>23 BC<\/strong>, Emperor Augustus introduced a gold coin called the <em>aureus<\/em>. It contained <strong>8 grams<\/strong> of gold and became the basic currency of the empire. A legionary received an <em>aureus<\/em> as his monthly pay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f26691 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4f26691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Tacitus, the Roman historian, wrote:<\/b> <br>\u201cA soldier fights for his aureus more than for the emperor.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"239589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e766c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e766c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>aureus<\/em> was not merely payment \u2013 it was a <b>promise <\/b>that the state would keep its word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c755cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c755cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When later emperors attempted to debase the <em>aureus<\/em> with copper or silver, something fatal occurred: the soldiers <strong>lost trust<\/strong>. Without the <em>aureus<\/em> in its pure form, they were no longer willing to <strong>risk their lives<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a4c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a4c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And so the metal became <strong>stronger than commands<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b0b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21b0b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>2. Alexander\u2019s Gold: <\/b><\/span>  Capital for Conquering the World<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12243ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12243ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Alexander the Great conquered Persia in <strong>330 BC<\/strong>, he discovered the largest treasure of the ancient world \u2013 more than <strong>200 tons<\/strong> of gold. This was not merely a trophy, but<strong> capital for expansion<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b1418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b1418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arrian, the Greek historian, describes how Alexander <strong>rewarded his soldiers with gold<\/strong> after every battle, thereby maintaining their loyalty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db5a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2db5a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Persian gold financed the construction of Alexandria, the founding of new cities, and the wages of soldiers on the march toward India. Without gold, Alexander would have remained a local king. With it, he became <strong>\u201cthe Great\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7fc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df7fc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dee3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7dee3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"12057\" class=\"elementor elementor-12057\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-155x155.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li class=\"shape shape2 wow fadeInRight\" data-wow-delay=\"0.5\" data-wow-duration=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/element_13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4255\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        \t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4634dd69 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"4634dd69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-643ee3fb\" data-id=\"643ee3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244ec71f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-text-with-button\" data-id=\"244ec71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-text-with-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-title-text-button barshow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-subtitle hide fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"1s\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\">You can save thousands of euros!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title hide fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"1.2s\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\">Do not buy a single gram of gold or silver until you have read this gold valuable information.\t\t\t<span class=\"title-bar\"><\/span>\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content hide fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d266a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"19d266a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Did you know that you can pay <b>up to 59% more than the market price of gold?<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/obrazci-fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-6-88x157.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516d60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"516d60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7de6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd7de6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>3. Inflation and a Gold Ring <\/b><\/span>  for a House<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1b433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db1b433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fast forward to the 20th century \u2013 <strong>Germany, 1923<\/strong>. Paper money was losing value <strong>by the hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848f845 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"848f845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Berliner Tageblatt reported at the time: <\/b><br>\u201cA woman bought a loaf of bread, paying with a bundle of banknotes. When she returned home, she discovered that the banknotes had been stolen \u2013 but the bread had been left behind.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3bc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b3bc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31303cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31303cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While money was <strong>losing<\/strong> meaning, gold was <strong>gaining<\/strong> it. A family that owned a single gold ring could <strong>buy an entire house<\/strong> with it. This is the reality: when paper loses value, gold becomes <strong>the only true currency<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606b033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"606b033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>4. Gold in the iPhone: <\/b><\/span>  A Pharaonic Metal in Your Pocket<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c44e7 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e3c44e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">When Apple introduced<b> the first iPhone <\/b>in 2007, <b>The Wall Street Journal wrote: <br><\/b>\u201cEvery iPhone carries within it more history than a pharaoh\u2019s mask.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea0d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ea0d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cb50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cb50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is true. Every iPhone contains <strong>30\u201350 mg<\/strong> of gold. It is required for contacts and circuits that must function flawlessly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce9e48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce9e48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the <strong>Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games<\/strong>, Japan made the medals from <strong>recycled<\/strong> mobile phones. They collected millions of devices and extracted more than <strong>30 kg<\/strong> of pure gold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee296e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee296e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This means that today each of us carries a <strong>\u201cgold mine\u201d<\/strong> in our pocket.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d11a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9d11a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5-1024x664.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15876\" alt=\"Woman holding a smartphone in city setting \u2013 modern technology containing small amounts of gold used in iPhone circuits and electronic components\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5-155x100.jpg 155w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Izdelek-brez-naslova-5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3085299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3085299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Image: <\/b>Modern smartphones like the iPhone contain 30\u201350 mg of gold used in electronic circuits for superior conductivity and reliability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2c702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb2c702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>5. Central Banks: <\/b><\/span> Locked Treasures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee05e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee05e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, central banks collectively hold more than<strong> 35,000 tons<\/strong> of gold. The United States holds the most <strong>(8,133 tons)<\/strong>, followed by Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and China.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e6d28 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8e6d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>In 1973, The New York Times wrote: <br><\/b>\u201cIn Fort Knox lies the gold that gives America power, though no one has seen it for decades.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0b5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e0b5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1822a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1822a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That gold does not circulate \u2013 it is locked away as<strong> collateral for the future<\/strong>. Just as the legionary trusted the <em>aureus<\/em>, today nations trust their <strong>gold vaults<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d8741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"b9d8741\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6e6edf\" data-id=\"d6e6edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74845e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74845e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>6. The Psychological Freedom of Gold: <\/b><\/span>  Silent Wealth<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d565c6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1d565c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unlike real estate or bank deposits, gold generally <b>does not need to be declared as taxable assets<\/b>. It does not affect social benefits, kindergarten fees, or child allowances.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>A Slovenian anecdote from the 1990s<\/b>: a family owned several gold coins. While their neighbors had to declare savings and consequently paid higher kindergarten contributions, this family lost nothing \u2013 the gold appeared on no official forms.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gold is therefore also a <b>psychological symbol of freedom<\/b>. Wealth the system does not see.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9098d\" data-id=\"3e9098d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa320bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa320bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15108\" alt=\"fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1-155x155.jpg 155w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fortuna-investing-for-beginners-martin-the-art-of-wealth-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e5a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02e5a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdcaa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdcaa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>7. Ray Dalio <\/b><\/span>  and the Lesson of History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ea4fe elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"89ea4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Ray Dalio, one of the world\u2019s largest hedge fund managers, once said: <br><\/b>\u201cIf you don\u2019t own gold, you know neither history nor economics.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888f231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"888f231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f17258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f17258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His point is clear: all paper systems <strong>eventually collapse<\/strong>. Rome collapsed, Weimar collapsed, Yugoslavia collapsed. Gold <strong>survived them all<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d47c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d47c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#2962ff\"><b>Conclusion: <\/b><\/span>  The Golden Thread of Humanity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2607f8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e2607f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">From the aureus to the iPhone, from Alexander to Dalio \u2013 gold is <b>always there<\/b>. It is wages, it is power, it is a lifeboat, and it is the hidden strength within our devices.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gold is <b>more than a metal<\/b>. It is history, technology, and the future. And it will continue to accompany humanity for a long time to come.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b06539a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"6b06539a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23fee4e0\" data-id=\"23fee4e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cbad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54cbad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f822bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f822bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8e197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9e8e197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"11311\" class=\"elementor elementor-11311\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6beb5da elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6beb5da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a009297\" data-id=\"7a009297\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff34c8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-shape\" data-id=\"2ff34c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"rt-shape.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"rt-shape-layout motion-effects rt-shape-layout2\">\t\n\t<div class=\"rt-shape-item\">\n                    <ul class=\"shape-list\">\n                <li class=\"shape shape1 wow fadeInDown\" data-wow-delay=\"0.5\" data-wow-duration=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold.png 528w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/element_20-gold-155x155.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n                <li class=\"shape shape2 wow fadeInRight\" data-wow-delay=\"0.5\" data-wow-duration=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/martinfortuna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/element_13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4255\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        \t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4634dd69 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"4634dd69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-643ee3fb\" data-id=\"643ee3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244ec71f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-text-with-button\" data-id=\"244ec71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-text-with-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-title-text-button barshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title hide fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"1.2s\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\">PURCHASE OF GOLD.\nFree information.\nYou can get up to 1\/3 more precious metals!\t\t\t<span class=\"title-bar\"><\/span>\t\t<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content hide fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\"1.4s\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d266a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"19d266a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How <b>can you buy gold and silver for investment?<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Much <b>cheaper<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We discover how you can <b>reduce seller commissions.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Highest quality.<\/b> 999\/1000. Good delivery.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6607a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6607a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information worth its weight in gold. Completely free<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea192a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eea192a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is not worth buying a single gram until you have this information.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63700484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63700484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enter your name and email address now to participate for free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31953505 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" 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