The demand is simple and unanswerable.
No monetary authority — no central bank, no regulatory body, no academic institution — has published a formally valid, non-circular definition of the monetary unit. Such a definition would satisfy the foundational requirements of a valid measure. None has been produced.
The MSTA has formally communicated this finding to three major institutions. In each case the request was explicit: provide formal counter-evidence, or confirm the validity of what was presented. Neither has been done by any institution. The documented record is as follows:
| Institution | Date | Reference | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIS Financial Stability Institute | 18 Feb 2014 | — | No response |
| Banco de España, Secretaría General | 21 Nov 2023 | 2023/C79RE/00E118633 | Certified receipt. No counter-evidence provided. |
| European Central Bank | Nov–Dec 2023 | #4-166607 | Acknowledged. Redirected. No substantive engagement. |
No response to a formally submitted, FILP-compliant argument is itself a publicly observable and recordable fact.
You can make the same demand.
Every citizen, professional, and institution has the right to ask their monetary authority for a valid, non-circular definition of the monetary unit. This is not a political position. It is a metrological requirement. Any unit used in financial contracts must satisfy the same foundational conditions as any other unit of measure.
The following demand instrument has been derived from MSTA Policy Document V16, Chapter 20. You may send it directly to your central bank, your regulatory authority, or your elected representative.
“I request a formally valid, non-circular definition of the monetary unit used in contracts under your jurisdiction — one that satisfies the necessary and sufficient conditions of a valid measure of value as established in formal measurement theory, and that is subject to objective evaluation for logical validity and consistency with the practices, terms, and conditions of common money contracts.”
How to register your demand
Download the Authority Contact Record below. Complete one row for each authority you contact. Then email your completed record to policysubmission@moneytransparency.com.
If you receive a written response or a certified acknowledgement of receipt, attach a copy to your email. A response — or the absence of one — is evidence either way.
Download Authority Contact Record — EN (PDF)
Every registered demand adds to a public record. As a result, the accumulation of unanswered demands from citizens, professionals, and organisations across jurisdictions becomes evidence in itself — evidence that no authority has been able to meet the standard the argument requires.
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