Gold Bars - Precious / Investment

Bars

Gold bars , there are about 94 refineries in 26 states that produce approximately 400 types of gold bars. The value of investing in gold is obtained from one gram to 400 ounces. Most common weight is 1000g for the investors and 1-10g for residential customers. In general, the gold bars contain between 99.5% to 99.9% gold. This will be one to one hundred grams embossed, molded from 250 grams and fitted with a production number. Gold bars are particularly attached attractive since the price of gold stable for years at a high level, and considers the risk when compared to other Forms of investment is low.

Degussa

The most famous German gold bars are still from Degussa AG. As early as 1843, by Friedrich Roessler, the gold and silver refinery based in Frankfurt am Main. From 1873, the company is a limited company and became known as generally as Degussa AG. Since 2003, the company belongs to the Belgian Umicore Group and since 2005 the gold bars under the name of Umicore be made.

By 2005, the gold bars came out under the name Degussa. The bars on the existing logo is embossed in the form of a rhombus. In addition, the Sun and Moon signs are the alchemical gold and silver, shown. Additionally, are on the bullion company name, fineness of 999.9% and the Fine, that is listed in grams. With a weight of between 1 and 100 grams, the bars are shaped, they are cast from 250 grams from 1000 grams, and is also engraved with a production number.

Heraeus

As 1851, the pharmacist and chemist Wilhelm Carl Heraeus took over his father's pharmacy in Hanau, he laid the foundation for the successful Heraeus company that specializes in gold bars. Today, working for the Group's approximately 10,000 employees. In addition, Heraeus to the Swiss Argor-Heraeus SA . Companies involved. These are especially for the kinebar gold bars that were manufactured using a patented process, known to Hong Kong. The kinebar is a development of special film as a safety element, which is used among other things, cash cards. The kinebar is also a security element that on the surface of the back of the gold bar is engraved.

On the front of the gold ingot engraved the name of the group, fineness of 999.9% and weight. In addition, the Wertanalage one holding in his hand with a bouquet of flowers graces Rundschrift. The blank back is often used as a poster or special embossing. As usual in general are characterized between 1 and 100 grams of gold bars and cast from 250 grams and fitted with a production number.

To date, Heraeus gold bullion an attractive store of value, which also are, like all gold bars in Germany exempted from VAT.

Weight	Length	Width	Height
100g	49.7mm	28.5mm	3.9mm
50g	49.7mm	28.5mm	2.0 mm
1 Oz	40.4mm	23.3mm	1.75 mm
20g	40.4mm	23.3mm	1.3 mm
10g	31.5mm	18.5mm	1.0 mm
5g	23.0mm	14.0mm	1.0 mm
2g	19.0mm	11.5mm	0.6 mm
1g	15.0mm	8.7mm	0.5mm

Argor

Argor The company was founded in Chiasso in 1951 in Canton Ticino. Today is equally owned by the Heraeus Group, Commerzbank International Luxembourg, the coin Austria AG and the management of Argor-Out.

On the front of the Swiss gold bars the logo and is stamped as the country Switzerland. In addition, there are weight and fineness of 999.9%. Even Examiner and melting character is visible. Peculiarity is that already received the 50 grams of gold bars a production number.

Sizes see Heraeus

Umicore

Umicore was originally founded in 1909 as a State owned mining company in Belgium. After the merger in 1989 with two companies, followed by conversion to a metal group.

On the parallel bars mark of refinement are 999.9% and weight shown in grams.