Up to 2000, the Mint’s refined gold output totaled 4,500 tonnes, representing 3.25% of the total weight of gold produced by humankind. This is about the current holdings of gold bullion in the United States Mint’s Fort Knox Bullion Depository.
The Perth Mint played a central role in the development of Western Australia’s gold industry. During the
19th Century, three branches of the Royal Mint of London were established in the Australian colonies to refine gold from the gold rushes and to mint gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Empire.
Each bar is ten troy ounces, or 311 grams, of pure .9999 gold. These bars are approximately 2 ½ inches tall by 1 3/8 inches wide and 3/8 of an inch thick.
These die-struck bars feature the attractive “Fortuna” portrait common to bullion products by Pamp, a worldwide refiner and marketer of precious metals.
Each bar is ten troy ounces, or 311 grams, of pure .9999 gold. These bars are approximately 2 ½ inches tall by 1 3/8 inches wide and 3/8 of an inch thick.
Each Pamp Fortuna bar is stamped at the refinery with its unique assay number, and comes with the Pamp Suisse assay certificate bearing that same number.
The Austrian Korona Gold coins are minted of .900 fine (21.6 karat) gold, and each coin contains 0.9802 ounce of gold. The front bears the profile of Franz Joseph I, the Austrian Emperor 1848-1916.
The Austrian Korona Gold coins are minted of .900 fine (21.6 karat) gold, and each coin contains 0.9802 ounce of gold. The front bears the profile of Franz Joseph I, the Austrian Emperor 1848-1916.
The reverse displays the Austrian Coat of Arms, a double eagle with crown. The edges of Austrian 100 Coronas are lettered Vnitis Viribvs.
