Gold Dust

GOLD RESERVES AROUND THE WORLD GREEN GOLD Ireland's gold and gold receivables consist of PERCENTAGE OF GOLD BY REGION (OZ) coins held in the Central Bank, along with gold bars held at the Bank of England 2012 34% 3% 17% EUROPE ASIA NORTH AMERICA €178m 17% worth of gold reserves down from €266m on 26/10/2012 no.81 AFRICA 17% SOUTH AMERICA 12% world ranking (in tonnes) AUSTRALIA IRELAND'S MONEY TRAIL TOP 10 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST GOLD RESERVES FIVE-YEAR GOLD PRICE (Tonnes) (USD/oz) $1,296.90 2000F USA 8,133.5 Oct 10, 2013 €111bn GERMANY 3,390.6 1800- total assets owned IMF 2,814 by the state 1600- = 12.5kg ITALY 2,451.8 FRANCE 2,435.4 1400- CHINA 1,054.1 €13.5bn 1200- SWITZERLAND 1,040.1 bank notes in circulation RUSSIA 1,015.5 1000- JAPAN 765.2 800 NETHERLANDS 612.5 €233m 600 2000 4000 6000 8000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 old Irish bank notes TONNES YEAR outstanding Sources: Central Bank & World Gold Council - Design: Heather Griffin