tolowerthevalueofmoney, forinstanceby makingmetalcoinsfrom a lessvaluablesubstance,borrowingtoo much against thecurrentvalueof thatmoney, etc. :
The only way out of this is todebasethecurrency.
In the lastyearsof hisreign, hespenthugesumsonwaranddebasedthecoinageof theempire.
Desperategovernmentsdown theageshave alwaysdebasedthecurrency.
Thecurrencyhad beendebased,leadingtoviolentinflation.
Charles hadthreatenedtodebasethecoinageby reminting it.