{"id":8806,"date":"2015-05-22T12:14:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T11:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midastouch.goldgenie.com\/?p=8806"},"modified":"2015-05-22T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T11:14:16","slug":"gold-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/gold-what-does-it-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold – What does it mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. James Fox in the Bank of England’s Gold Vault, Image Screenshot taken from History of Art in Three Colours: Gold<\/p><\/div>\n

While it may fluctuate in value on the stock exchange, there is no denying that Gold’s high value is\u00a0recognised by all across the world but do we ever ask ourselves where this universal value came from?<\/p>\n

Last year, a wonderful documentary was released on BBC 4 on the historic value of Gold. \u00a0Presented by Dr. James Fox, the Gold episode of\u00a0History of Art in Three Colours<\/a> investigates the cultural significance of Gold over time. \u00a0The Ancient Egyptians believed it was made of the same matter of the sun and therefore possessed immortal qualities. \u00a0The Christians believed it represented divine light. \u00a0It wasn’t until the Rennaissance of the 15th Century that Gold became an expression of earthly wealth and power. \u00a0As the technique of electroplating Gold onto every day objects in the 19th century was developed, Gold became democratised as a little could spread far, but\u00a0the value of Gold has never lost its allure.<\/p>\n

This interesting and informative documentary is no longer available on BBC’s website but it is available to view on YouTube here<\/a>. As much as we believe we are experts on Gold, there is always more to learn and its beauty\u00a0never fades!<\/p>\n

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