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Emirate of Cordoba (Age of Charlemagne) Civil Tier 12

Gold Coins

Gold has attracted and fascinated humans since it was first found as a deposit in mountain rivers. As a malleable metal it can be made into virtually anything decorative from jewellery to armour plating, yet its softness makes it useless for tools or weaponry. It is also relatively simple to extract gold from rock as it is pure and easily distinguishable. Initially Rome and Greece had only small deposits but through their conquests gained access to greater supplies. Slaves would toil over six hundred feet below ground in mines that were exploited until they collapsed. The Greeks prized gold so highly that they attempted to turn base metals into gold, an ‘art’ known as alchemy. By the early Middle Ages gold had replaced silver as the most desirable, and therefore most expensive, substance in the world.

Node Set Civil Tier 12

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Requires
Requires Technologies	Hall of Scholars Monetary Needs

Enables
Enables Technologies	Grand Caliphate
Enables Buildings	Deep Gold Mine Treasury