Origin & Certification

Argor-Heraeus is one of the world's leading refineries and precious-metal processors, based in Mendrisio (Switzerland), known for the highest purity standards and the Kinebar hologram.

Issued by an accredited testing body, an assay certificate is an authenticity document that binds together confirmation of a precious-metal bar's fineness, weight and identity.

Münze Österreich AG (the Austrian Mint) is the state coin mint of Austria, based in Vienna and issuer of the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic.

C. Hafner is a German precious metals refinery and semi-finished products manufacturer founded in Pforzheim in 1850, refining gold, silver, and platinum group metals and producing certified bars and semi-finished products for industry and the jewellery trade.

The fineness hallmark is an officially or manufacturer-applied marking on precious metal articles that indicates the proportion of pure metal in thousandths (‰) or in carats.

Heraeus is a German precious metals company headquartered in Hanau that ranks among the world's leading refineries and bar manufacturers and is an accredited LBMA Good Delivery supplier.

The LBMA Good Delivery standard is the globally recognised quality norm for tradable gold and silver bars in the institutional wholesale market, setting minimum requirements for fineness, weight, shape and refinery origin.

A mint is a state-authorised or state-operated facility that strikes or casts coins and bars from precious metals to fixed weight and fineness standards.

A mint mark is a small symbol or letter on a coin that uniquely identifies the issuing mint.

PAMP Suisse is a Swiss precious-metal refinery founded in 1977 and based in Castel San Pietro, ranking among the most renowned and most widely distributed bar manufacturers worldwide.

The Perth Mint is Australia's state-owned mint, founded in 1899, and is regarded as one of the world's most renowned refineries and minting facilities for investment gold, investment silver and platinum.

A hallmark is an official or company test mark that permanently and tamper-proof certifies the fineness and origin of a precious-metal object.

Rand Refinery is the largest integrated gold refinery in the world and the maker of the Krugerrand, the best-known gold investment coin on earth.

Responsible gold refers to gold that has been mined and traded along the entire supply chain in accordance with ethical, social and environmental minimum standards.

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is Canada's state mint and one of the most renowned precious-metal institutions in the world, known for the Maple Leaf and for the highest purity standards.

The Royal Mint is the state mint of the United Kingdom and one of the oldest active mints in the world, known for bullion coins such as the Britannia and the Sovereign.

A unique identification number engraved or stamped by the manufacturer on precious-metal bars, enabling traceability, authenticity checks and certificate matching.

Umicore is a Belgian technology group and one of the world's leading precious metal refiners, whose bars and coin blanks are accredited to LBMA Good Delivery.

The United States Mint is the official coinage authority of the United States and, since 1792, has issued legal tender as well as bullion coins in gold, silver and platinum.

Valcambi is one of the world's largest and most renowned gold refineries, based in Balerna in the Swiss canton of Ticino, known for the highest purity standards and the patented CombiBar system.