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in·trin·sic
adjective
1.
belonging to a thing by its very nature:
the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
Intrinsic worth is the value something has just for being what it is. So, for example, gold has intrinsic value--people rate its value highly because it
is gold. Paper money, however, only has a value based on the relative health of the economy of the country which issues the money. Fluctuations of the value of paper money are dependent upon the health of that economy--fluctuations in the value of gold are based upon the relative value of the money you're using to attempt to buy it. In a healthy economy, in a productive nation, the value of the currency issued by the government will be high--but if that economy slows down, suffers a recession, the value of the currency will drop, people are less likely to buy that currency because it's value is now rated low. The price of gold in that currency will then rise, because gold has intrinsic value, and you have to spend enough money to get it. If your money is not highly valued, you'll need more of it to buy the gold.