Kommentar zum Gesetz über eine Kriegsabgabe von Vermögenszuwachs und zum Gesetz über eine außerordentliche Kriegsabgabe für das Rechnungsjahr 1919 vom 10. September 1919

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Identifikator:: 1016238525

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-55274

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Title:: Kommentar zum Gesetz über eine Kriegsabgabe von Vermögenszuwachs und zum Gesetz über eine außerordentliche Kriegsabgabe für das Rechnungsjahr 1919 vom 10. September 1919

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: Verlag von Otto Liebmann

Year of publication:: 1920

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XXIII, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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122 SELLING LATIN AMERICA of the third and 17,800 of the fourth class. The Chivor group, it is estimated, is capable of producing $500,000 worth of these stones per year. Gold to the value of $6,634,914 was ex ported in 1913. Its production increases an nually. About $1,000,000 worth of silver and $600,000 worth of platinum were shipped abroad in 1913. Colombia is presumably on a gold stand ard, having as its unit of value a peso or dol lar equal in value to the American one. As a matter of fact, however, the currency in circu lation is an inconvertible paper dollar, which fluctuates in value according to the stability of the government. I have seen it take three hundred of these dollars to equal one of ours. Now a paper dollar is worth about one cent gold. Business transactions are usually done in United States dollars or English pounds. Much of the business of Colombia is in the hands of the Germans who maintain houses at the port towns and branches at other trade cen

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