About Gold Bar

What a Gold Bar ?

All gold is measured in ounces of gold and the purity is measured in carats (not to be confused with the measurement of diamond carat weight) and is equipped with various forms of the size and weight. Definition of gold bullion are:

 

"A bar of gold by a reputable manufacturer of bar, whatever the shape and size, which is given the exact weight and purity of gold, and the registration number.

 

largest bullion bars are called and are made by casting. He is leaning molten gold into molds. The bars are smaller by pressing the gold bars with a huge stamp of batches of several tons in the same way, the coins are. They are usually called biscuits, but not as crisp. All gold bars, regardless of their size, should be placed on weight, size, and seal manufacturers. Registration number that matches the certificate, which must also accompany each bar.

 

The advantage of small bars, of course, convenience. Gold is heavy and toting around 400 bar oz is not for everyone. several ounces of gold you can carry in your pocket, however. The small bars easier to buy and sell because of lower costs are easier to store and transport. The drawback is price. They carry a higher premium for gold due to production costs.

 

The advantage of buying more bars or bars, is that the premium is much lower per ounce, and usually a fraction above the price of spot gold at the date of sale. Of course, the disadvantages are the cost considerations of storage. They are much more difficult to move and store because of their weight. It is also more difficult to sell more than a bar or small bars because of cost, security and costs. In fact, most major bullion stored in bank vaults around the world and property is simply transferred to the paper. The gold itself is rarely moved.

 

Types of Bars

In 2008, the Bank of England Museum has organized an ingot International Collection. About all the different types of gold bars have been set. There were hundreds of these basic 400 oz bars, donuts and double hooks for the nets of gold bullion small. Many bars, most with a little research, you can find here described.

 

400 ounces of gold, or 12.5 kg Bar

There are about 55 producers, which operates the world's 400 ounces or 12.5 kg gold bars are known and recognized internationally at the London Good Delivery. All the 400 oz gold bars in London Good Delivery weigh between 350 grams and 430 ounces of gold with a purity of at least 99.5%. Approximately 150,000 annually

 

Kilogold Drinking

Kilogold Bar (1000 grams) is popular among investors and manufacturers are traded at a low premium above the spot price of gold and is probably the gold bar the most widely traded small.

Most bars have a flat Kilogold internationally, but many investors and manufacturers in Europe prefer traditional bars Kilogold shaped bricks.

 

"Gold bullion Tezabi

These gold bars are made of plaster in Pakistan by the thousands of producers of small backyard of gold bullion. This is the theoretical purity of 99.9%. Gold bars are not manufactured for the specific weight, but usually about 99.9%. The size may depend on the amount of gold available to the manufacturer because they are usually melted gold or old gold jewelry.

 

Often you can see that Tezabi will remind some of the oldest pieces of gold are known by the kings of Lydia in Asia Minor in the 7th century BC. The method used by the Pakistanis in the production of gold bullion Tezabi believed not to have changed over 2000 years. The gold bars produced by exposure Tezabi Saleh Mohammed in Pakistan.

 

Bullion Tael

Tael is widely known as a Chinese unit of weight. Tael is 1.2 oz or 37.4 grams. tael of gold bars that are issued are not depressed, from January to October Tael silver dollars, and are widely sold in China, the German-speaking countries such as Hong Kong and Taiwan.

 

Taell cast gold are produced in three forms: "cakes", "packages" and "boat" boat "form is known to have been used for money and other documents already in the Chinese Han dynasty (206 BC J .- C. - 220 AD), it is not surprising that gold "boat" should be.

 

The most popular is the biscuits out of 5 Tael "cast bar of gold, 6 oz or 187 grams. Gold bars are manufactured in Hong Kong by the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange (founded 1910) are sold in large quantities. Taell gold coin, usually outside Hong Kong, are also available.

 

Finally, tael of gold bars, known as "donuts" are available in smaller sizes with a hole in the middle. This facilitates the gold bars to be securely stacked buds or interconnected by a string.

 

Gold Bars Baht

Bat is a unit of weight in Thailand. Most of the gold bars at 10 baht gold bar. In general, this is 4.9 ounces or 150.4 grams and 96.5 percent pure gold.

 

Tola Gold Bars

Tola is the Indian unit of weight. The distribution of the most popular gold bullion is the 10-tola is equal to 3.75 ounces or 116.64 grams in weight. They are very popular among the over two million votes of each year in Europe, mostly imported and sold in places like the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Singapore.

 

TEN-Tola bar is a feature that has no serial number and is often used for smuggling. The edges are rounded and not sharp and are therefore ideal for smuggling contraband inside the body. Tola bars any part of marriage "necklaces weighing" more than 500 grams in Pakistan, where they are very popular.

 

Bullion Chi

Chi is a Vietnamese unit of weight. 1 Chi weighs 3.75 grams. 10 chi (or sand or a Luong), weighs 37.5 grams. Pamp (Switzerland), was the first among accredited manufacturers to produce a series of bars chi euros minted in gold for Viet Nam.

 

Decorative Gold Bullion

Prior to 1980 bars were rather simple. Then decorated, even hologramed bullion began to appear. The production of gold bullion decoration is dominated by producers in Switzerland, Germany and Brazil Pamp Suisse (Switzerland), pioneering models multicolor hologram of gold bars minted in 1990. These gold bars are distributed worldwide and are very popular in the Middle East.

 

"Rainbow Gold Bars"

Mitsubishi (Japan), traditionally with a finger in a cake, is a pioneer manufacturer multicolored rainbow of gold bullion. This process produces various shades of karat gold causes an infinite variety of models. "Purity of gold Rainbow is 75 percent or 19 carat gold

 

Fine Gold Card

Mitsubishi is also a pioneer of fine gold cards in 1980. The gold cards are very popular in Japan, to impress your VIP clients. Multi-color imprints are available on a very thin sheet available here from $ 200. Car Gold and 1000 g, but these are the most popular cards are common and a set of gold card. They are available throughout Japan, as well as on the network by Mitsubishi.

 

"Yin-Yang" Gold Bullion

Ishifuku, Japan, have created a gold unusual kidney-shaped, which represents the harmony of opposites in the philosophy of Zen.

 

"Gold Bars Koban"

Tokuriki Honten, as in Japan, produces "gold bullion Koban" from the early 1960s. They range in weight from 5 grams to 50 grams. Ingots of gold oval occasion of the traditional Japanese parts gold coins minted between the 16th and 19th centuries.

 

Gold Bar 'Twin-Coin "

Yoo Long Kim Kee (Thailand) was the first in the production of ingots of gold ornament to vote for the exact weight of gold, by injecting the mold under pressure. The exhibition shows the experience of one baht gold bar as a "double-coin, gold bullion, which was produced in 1992.

 

"Gold Leaf" Gold Bullion

Commonly used by Vietnamese refugees during the war in Vietnam is a leaf "gold" ingots of gold. From 1930 until 1975, these ultra thin strips have been produced in Vietnam. It is so thin, they are easily hidden in clothing, placed between the soles of shoes and rolled into a narrow tube. Standard Gold Leaf gold bullion weighs about 15 g.

 

"Golden Thread" Bullion

"Golden thread" of gold ingots, made of thin strips, rolled in gold, are produced mainly in order to display the official seal to prove 400 ounces or 12.5 kilograms of gold bullion. They illustrate the official stamps and other marks that are listed on the London Good Delivery 400 oz bars

 

Pendant and Bullion Double

Degussa (Germany), as first among accredited manufacturers to produce in 1978, struck gold bars in a non-conventional (hexagonal) shape, fitted in the hole so it can be used as a pendant. This concept has been extended by Pamp Suisse in 1984 from the production of gold bars minted in a number of unusual shapes. They are still in place and sometimes you can buy and sellers of gold jewelry. In 1996, Pamp (Switzerland) has launched a "Double mounted" gold bar in the Middle East. They are available 10 grams, 7.5 grams and 5 grams of two internal forms: round, heart, and design.

 

The Bullion of The Bank

Some banks issued gold bars, shakes, which are marked by their own names but produced by a manufacturer outside. In Europe and Brazil, beaten "gold bullion of the Bank are widely available

 

Commemorative Gold Bars

Many countries in the production of commemorative gold bars, in particular, Degussa (Germany) and Degussa (Brazil). The Chinese have also published a commemorative gold bars Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan bars commemorating important national and international events. Beatings "commemorative gold bars, containing the brand manufacturer approved, is not yet widespread, but the choice of commemorative gold bars are displayed.

 

Drinking Heart of Gold

Innovative "heart" of gold ingots, defined as a heart-shaped or embodying a design, the heart, the first time by Pamp SA in 1994, the result of the initiative of World Gold Council in Singapore. "Heart" of gold ingots Ary Traders (UAE), launched in 1997, has attracted great interest in the UAE, Pakistan and India and the heart of the exhibition "gold bullion from the two manufacturers .

 

Drinking Kinegold ™

Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), through its subsidiary refinery, Argor-Heraeus SA ™ Kinegram applied as a safety device of its bite back bars of gold since December 1993. This new gold bar called Bar kinegold ™. Kinegram ™ is a trademark, safety devices developed by Landis & Gyr Communications.

 

Relief Bullion

Buan Hua Long (Thailand) marks the standard 5, 10 and 25 baht in relief of gold bullion. This is done in the bars of the vote. The characters are cut from the mold core and the gold bar is created when molten gold is poured into the molding tool that eliminates the need for conventional marking: dies, punches and hammers.

 

Bullion Cartoon

Even the cartoons are available gold bullion. Pamp (Switzerland) presented the project in 1996, Warner Bros., like Bugs Bunny and Tweety, and later, in 1997, with Disney, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

 

Spanish Bullion

SEMPSA (Spain) produced a 50 grams of brick-shaped bar. It's probably just a bite bar bullion gold from manufacturers worldwide accredited, which have tapered sides, very similar to the typical form of the large 400 oz or 12.5 kg bars good delivery of gold in London.

 

"Dore Gold Bars

Most of the major gold mines process their gold ore at the mine, the production of low purity "gilded gold bullion. Gold bullion of these components are sent to a refinery upgrade in gold bullion securities of high purity (99.5% or more). "Dore Gold Bars" are usually quite large, some weighing up to 25kg. They are mainly used to carry gold, and not to trade.

 

"Garimpo Dore

Dore bars "Garimpo gold are garimpeiros, Brazilian farmers, irrespective of the gold mines in the Amazon jungle. Brazil has been the main source of gold newly mined in the world in the 18th century and continues to produce about 75 tons per year.

 

Gold Producers and Refiners

Here we have a list of the world's gold producers and refineries. They are listed in the country and in alphabetical order. Sometimes, gold bullion can support more than one test for leaks. In this case, the value is taken from a stamp.

 

Note: As manufacturers and refineries come and go, and many countries are subject to political, economic shocks and others from time to time, there is no guarantee that one of the following is still operational but it is expected that most of them. It is suggested that you have your own due diligence and that controls the producer and refiner of their choice before approaching the gold buying.

 

Australia

AGR Matthey - Newburn, from 24.01.2003

Note: AGR Matthey in the ring arranged on three bars

 

Belgium

Umicore SA, Business Unit precious metals - Hoboken, since 1930 (estimate)

Note: Umicore and logo on the word and 9999 HOBOKEN

 

Brazil

Umicore Brasil Ltda - Guarulhos, from 12.11.1992

Note: Umicore and logo on the word BRASIL

AngloGold Ashanti Minerção Ltda - Nova Lima, 21.3.1986

Note: AngloGold Ashanti

 

Canada

Johnson Matthey Limited - Brampton, ON 6/15/1961

Brand: Johnson Matthey JM and crossed hammers in diamond and JM Analysis of Canada Ltd. Oval Office

Royal Canadian Mint - Ottawa, since 1919 (estimate)

Brand: Royal Canadian Mint and the Royal Mint Canadian maple leaf in the logo of the four-year anniversary

Xstrata Canada Corporation - Montreal, 01.01.1955

Mark on 16/02/2007: JRC

 

China

Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery, China - Chengdu, since 1981

Note: refined by the Great Wall Gold & Silver Refinery in oval around China, the Great Wall, more than a logo and seal test

Qiankun Inner Mongolia Gold and silver refinery Share Company Limited - Hohhot, from 27.10.1999

Note: the horse's head logos QIANKUN surrounded by gold and silver Roman and Chinese characters, and
a sign test of Chinese characters in Inner Mongolia, China, Chinese characters and China in Latin America

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited - Guix City, from 30.08.2005

Note: the logo above CCM

Shandong Gold & Silver Refinery Co Ltd Zhaojin - Zhaoyuan city since 13.23.07

Note: Triangle lock the wheels to two and a half years Zhaojin Chinese characters in a triangle.

Zhongyuan Huta with Zhongjin Gold Gold Corporation - city Sanmexia since 28/03/2006

Note: the circular logo in the Chinese character CHN GOLD below.

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. - Shanghang since 28/03/2006

Note: a room with a crescent moon logo Zijin Mining in Latin and Chinese.

 

Germany

W. C. Heraeus GmbH - Hanau, of 15/07/1958

Note: Heraeus Hanau in rectangle

Norddeutsche Affinerie Aktiengesellschaft - Hamburg, since before 1934 / 12/08/1953

Note: Norddeutsche Affinerie Hamburg in a rectangle and NA

Allgemeine Gold-und ÖZTÜRK - Pfrozheim since 08/04/2008

Note: Allgemeine above the logo (a small circle in the middle of the circumference of a great circle)

 

Hong Kong

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. - Kwai Chung, 15/08/2001

Mark on 05/05/2007: Metalor and sign is the sign of HK M (vertically) in an inverted triangle with the words Melters testers and along the sloping triangle.

Heraeus Ltd in Hong Kong - Fanling, from 23/01/2006

Note: rectangle Heraeus Hong Kong

 

Indonesia

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TBK - Jakarta, from 01.01.1999

Note: logo, LM and Logam Muli Antam Jakarta in oval

 

Italy

Chimet SpA - Arezzo, from 27.07.1996

Note: Chimet trattamento Metalli Preziosi Badia Al Pino AR in oval

Metalli Preziosi SpA - Paderno Dugnano since 1962

Note: Metalli Preziosi SpA Milano Affinazione oval round MP in the diamond

 

Japan

Asahi Pretec Corp. - Kobe, from 09.12.2008

Note: ABC in a horizontal diamond

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. - Soka, from 30.06.1982

Note: Ishifuku Ishifuku Tokyo Tokyo Melters and Analysis Office circulated a Japanese "nature of the Bun"

Currency of Japan - Osaka, from 13.12.2007

Note: Japanese mint Osaka, Japan and the Roman alphabet in an oval around the leaf symbol

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. - Iruma, from 11.01.2000

Note: Matsuda Tokyo Assayer-Fudge oval with M

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation - Kagawa, from 20.05.1981

Note: Three brand diamonds and three diamonds Melter Assayer in rectangle

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. - Takehara, from 20.05.1981

Note: The logo consists of three horizontal lines in the diamond in the middle of the circle.

Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. - Saganoseki since 03/05/2000

Character: empty circle above the NSS with Nippon Mining Law

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. - Saijo, from 17.06.1981

Brand: Sumitomo Sumitomo with logo and Analysis Office logo

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK - Hiratsuka, from 07.09.1978

Note: Logo Tanaka Tanaka Tokyo Melters round logo Tokyo Assay Office

Tokuriki Honten, Ltd. - Shoumachi since 21/10/1981

Note: Tokuriki Tokyo Assayers Flux in progress "nature of the whole circle of Japanese"

 

Kazakhstan

Kazzinc SA - Ust-Kamenogorsk, 20/06/1996

Note: K stylized, and "Kazakhstan" in Cyrillic in oval with running stag. Year of manufacture is indicated by a separate three-digit number and weight of a bar troy ounces and metric.

 

Korea
Central Bank of the DPR Korea - Pyongyang since 22/04/1976

Test Note: Central Bank of Pyongyang, refiners, smelters, the Central Bank of Korea and DPR sign

 

South Korea

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. - Onsan (2), from 09.08.2000

Note: KOREA ZINC CO., LTD. 1974 circle around KZ

LS-Nikko Copper Inc. - Onsan from 05/20/1994

Mark on 12/07/2005: LS and LS Logo Melter Assayer in rectangle

 

Kyrgyz

Kyrgyzaltyn SA - Karabalta on 27/10/1999, has changed its name and brand 01/05/2001

Note: the Kyrgyz Republic Altyn round oval logo in the world beyond

 

Mexico

Met-Mex Penoles, SA - Torreon, of 22/11/1991

Note: Met-Mex Peñoles SA DE CV in oval

 

Netherlands

Schöne Edelmetaal - Amsterdam (1), since before 1934

Note: line sharing and word Feingold logo Umicore

 

Philippines

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) - Quezon City, from 09.06.1979

Note: Central Bank of Poland and the Mint gold refinery in a crucible pouring round oval shape and sign a similar test

 

Russia

JSC "Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Plant - Yekaterinburg, from 11.01.1999

Note: Logo Ekaterinburg, Cyrillic ED and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

ESF refinery Novosibirsk - Novosibirsk, from 11.01.1999

Note: the logo of Novosibirsk, Cyrillic, NV Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

OAO "Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastvetmet) - Krasnoyarsk, the 29/11/1999

Note: the logo of Krasnoyarsk, in Cyrillic, KR and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

Kolyma Refinery OJSC - Khasyn since 17/09/2004

Note: the logo of your company and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant - Moscow, from 11.05.2007

Note: Cyrillic "Z" within the Cyrillic "C" and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

Prioksky Department of nonferrous metals - Kasimov, of 29/11/1999

Note: Prioksky logo, Cyrillic PM and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

SOE Factory Shyolkovsky School of precious metals - Shyolkovo since 27/10/1999

Note: Shyolkovsky logo, Cyrillic and SCH Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

JSC Uralectromed - Verkhnyaya Pyshma since 12/05/2006

Note: oval logo and Россия ('Russia' in Cyrillic) in oval

 

South Africa

Rand Refinery Limited - Germiston, since 1921 (estimate)

Note: Rand Refinery Limited and Rand Refinery Ltd. of South Africa in a circle around the head of springbok

 

Spain

Joyería SEMPSA Plateria SA - Madrid, because -. 1.84

Note: Sociedad Española de Metales SA Preciosos round and star Fundidora Afinadores

 

Sweden

Boliden Mineral AB - Skelleftehamn, because -. 1.84

Note: Boliden with logo

 

Switzerland

Argor-Heraeus SA - Mendrisio, from 28.08.1961

Note: Argor-Heraeus SA in AH AH Melter Assayer in a circle and the rectangle

Ash and Metals Ltd - Biel-Bienne, 20.05.1981 from

Note: Ash and Metals AG. CH Biel in a circle around the logo CM and CM in a rectangle Tester Foundry

Metalor Technologies SA - Marin, since before 1934

Note: METALOR ® and the test mark indicating Tester Fondeur with MP in triangle

PAMP SA - Castel San Pietro, from 10.06.1987

Note: PAMP SA Switzerland with PAMP logo and Foundry Assayer in a rectangle with PAMP logo

Valcambi SA - Balerna, from 20.05.1968

Note: Test Valcambi sign SWITZERLAND (CHI rectangle around the circle and Testers MOULDER)

 

USA

Johnson Matthey Inc. - Salt Lake City on 22/05/1989

Brand: Johnson Matthey with JM and crossed hammers in diamond, and JMI Assay Office in oval round SLC

Metalor USA Refining Corporation - North Attleboro, since 19.07.1991

Note: METALOR ® and MUS Assayer mark this year

 

Uzbekistan

Mines Almalyk (AMMC) - 28/10/1997 Almalyk of

Note: Uzbekistan in Cyrillic and Roman alphabet in the world go round and AMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine - Navoi, from 17.10.1994

Note: Uzbekistan, in Cyrillic and Roman alphabet in the world and distributes NMMC logo with Melter Assayer in rectangle

Fudge Old and Assayers bullion good condition

 

The bars are popular and convenient to store and protect assets, regardless of the vagaries of the currency. Gold continues to hold its own against the economic depression, recession and inflation and understanding of all the bars is a very good start to keep those assets at that time.

 

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