ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Early forms of money were often commodity money-money that had value because it was made of a substance that had value. Examples of commodity money are gold and silver coins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commodity money is also know as standard money because it is the monetary unit which is approved by the government to act as the legal tender in the currency system and in which other types of money in the economy like bank draft, promissory not etc. is convertible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made. Commodity money consists of objects having value or use in themselves (intrinsic value) as well as their value in buying goods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commodity value of money refers to value of the commodity (like metal) that the money is made of. Thus, if coins are made of gold or silver (as was the practice in old days), commodity value of money refers to the market value of the gold or silver contained in the coin.

Detailed explanation-5: -Commodity money is the type of money that is made of precious metals or commodities that have intrinsic value. It is not just a token or representative of monetary value like banknotes. Its worth remains intact even after it is melted. Gold and silver coins are the perfect example of commodity money.