Heraeus 500g - Investment gold bar

Country of origin: Germany

Weight: 500g

This 500 gram pure gold cast bar consists of the purest 999.9 gold and is manufactured by Heraeus Metals Germany GmbH & Co. KG. Based in Hanau near Frankfurt, Heraeus operates worldwide and has been family owned for over 160 years. Together with its Swiss holding company Argor-Heraeus, Heraeus is one of the largest producers of gold bullion and other precious metal ingots in Europe and worldwide. Heraeus was originally formed in the mid-nineteenth century by a family of apothecaries who developed a process for melting platinum using oxygen and hydrogen. Argor SA was founded in 1951 in the Swiss canton of Ticino. In 1973, the company was 100% owned by UBS. In 1986, a joint venture with Heraeus was entered into. Gold bricks weighing 500 g are usually cast in a mould at Heraeus. On the moulding is the characteristic Heraeus coat of arms, which bears a hand full of roses as a motif. To this is added the stamping of the weight, the purity of the gold and the unique serial number. Heraeus gold bars are LBMA certified, which means they are listed on the so-called LBMA Good Delivery List. All precious metal bars thus meet the internationally recognised "London Good Delivery Standard", which guarantees embossed or stamped features such as fineness and weight, as well as permanent, uninterrupted storage in accepted warehouses, so that the bars can be traded in banks. worldwide without restriction. Ingots are sealed in foil with certificate and serial number.