Collectivist Currency (2011)In the 12 years between 1933 and 1945, the Nazis massacred over 20 million people. Fueling their murderous evil was the philosophy of collectivism, so integral to Nazi society that it was inscribed around the edge of every Nazi Reichsmark coin.
"Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz" ("The community comes before the individual") concretizes the collectivist belief that individuals have no rights and that "the greater good" is the only standard of value. Under such a system, man is not an end to himself, only a tool to be sacrificed for the Führer, autocrat or ruling mob.
Only capitalism regards man as a sovereign individual with an inalienable right to his own life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Government recognition and protection of individual rights is the hallmark of a moral, peaceful, productive society.
Shipped with excerpts from
Leonard Peikoff's The Ominous Parallels, each authentic Reichsmark coin contains 5 grams of silver and serves as a foreboding reminder of the dangerous evil of sacrifice for "the public good."
Among other items for sale is
Zimbabwe $100 Trillion Banknote (2009)In 1980, Zimbabwe's dollar was worth more than the U.S. dollar, but the currency's value eroded rapidly amid government spending, corruption and the seizure of privately-owned farms. By 2009, the highly regulated labor market boasted unemployment of 94%
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has printed an uncountable quantity of money resulting in massive inflation. At the same time, government-instituted price-caps have caused mass shortages of food, fuel and basic supplies.
The circulated banknote is shipped with historical background and autographed Capitalistpig trading card. (Actual serial number will vary)
$8.99
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