Before the invention of Fiat currency metals such as Copper , coins were valued by the intrinsic value of the Silver or Gold (or, rarely, some other valuable material) from which they were made.
Inversement, si elle provient d'une création ex nihilo de monnaie, l'inflation est la conséquence d'une augmentation de la richesse de l'émetteur de monnaie, État ou faux-monnayeur.