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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 2064658, member: 71234&quot;]<i>Switzerland never had the EURO, probably a smart move for them</i></p><p><br /></p><p>It was never an option for them. They are not EU members and to join the EU would be a violation of Switzerland&#039;s neutrality and independence from geopolitical blocs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shifting a thousand tons of gold around sounds like a lot, but it is a bit over half of one percent of the gold in the world already mined, from jewellery to private and government hoards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany would be unlikely to&nbsp; sell as they don&#039;t need more foreign exchange, as they run a trade surplus. You do not have to spend the money in the bank if you can easily afford your lifestyle from income, and even save a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>They could mint it all into gold coins and hand out some free gold to the entire population. German voters would no doubt prefer this to using it back up huge &#039;Loans&#039; to the weaker members of the EU. A thousand tons would make one and a quarter ten gram coins (about the size of a gold $10 piece) per German.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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