It worked out pretty well with gold imho. The reason usd is the world reserve currency is the US had the most gold.
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The USD started off as the reserve currency because of economic and military domination, which was expressed through the IMF and World Bank foundations. These are economic slavery shops
The USD stayed the reserve currency because they killed those in the Middle East who dared to sell oil in something else. Sadam, Gadafi, paying off Saudis, the list goes on.