International Gold Bars Exhibition
Bank of England
Museum
20 February - 14
May 1998
The International Gold Bars Collection
is owned by NM Rothschild & Sons and its display at the Bank of
England Museum is being sponsored by the World Gold Council and NM
Rothschild. See the Press Release for more details.
A gold bar is defined as
any gold item, regardless of shape, which is made by a bar manufacturer,
records the name of the manufacturer, the precise weight and the precise
purity, and is sold at a low premium above the gold price.
The International Gold Bars Exhibition
highlights the remarkable range and diversity of gold bars available,
and we wanted to take this opportunity to present you a picture gallery
of a selection of the bars on display, together with a wealth of background
information. Please follow the internal links listed below:
Picture Gallery.
Currently contains about 18 pictures of gold bars in small format
(72 pixels width) backed by larger (400 pixel width) individually
accessible pictures.
Categories of gold
bars in the collection. Short descriptions of over 40 exhibts, mostly of gold bars,
with links to picture where available.
Bar types, weights
and purities. Includes a conversion table of gold weight units such as
troy ounces, tolas, taels, bahts, chi and dons.
Press Release dated 19 February 1998.
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