The 2025 Argor-Heraeus Year of the Snake Gold Bar is a limited-edition release from one of Switzerland’s most respected LBMA-accredited refiners, struck to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake. Containing 1 gram of .9999 fine gold in a serialized, tamper-evident assay card, it packages investment-grade Swiss gold in a collectible format with a hard mintage ceiling of 18,888 bars — a number with deep cultural significance in Chinese tradition, where 8 is associated with prosperity and good fortune.
Key Features:
- Weight: 1 gram (0.03215 troy oz)
- Purity: .9999 fine gold (24-karat)
- Metal: Gold
- Obverse (bar face): Argor-Heraeus logo, “Switzerland,” “1g Fine Gold 999.9,” and a unique serial number
- Reverse (bar face): Coiled snake in ornate relief with Chinese character for “Snake” and decorative border
- Edition: Limited — serialized to 18,888 pieces
- Assayer: Marsan (certified, hand-signed on assay card)
- Origin: Swiss Made
The gold bar’s reverse face presents a coiled snake in detailed relief, its scales and body rendered within an ornate rectangular border. The Chinese character for “Snake” appears at the base of the design, grounding the bar firmly in the Lunar calendar tradition. The obverse carries the standard Argor-Heraeus branding — the AH logo, Swiss origin, weight, and purity — along with the bar’s individual serial number. The bar itself has the warm, dense appearance characteristic of 24-karat Swiss minted gold, with clean struck edges and a polished finish.
The assay packaging is equally considered. The bar is sealed in a tamper-evident blister card set against a vibrant red background — the color of luck and celebration in Chinese culture — decorated with gold sunburst and firework patterns on the front. The reverse card displays the Argor-Heraeus logo, the bar’s serial number printed at the base (00001–18888), and the “SWISS MADE” designation alongside a snake emblem. A red assay card insert confirms the weight of 1 gram, purity of 999.9 fine gold, and bears the certified hand-signature of assayer Marsan. The legend “LIMITED EDITION — YEAR OF THE SNAKE 2025” is printed clearly on the assay card reverse.
With a hard production ceiling of 18,888 serialized bars, low-numbered pieces are especially sought after by collectors. Each bar ships new in its original sealed assay packaging, unaltered from the refinery.
Argor-Heraeus is an LBMA Good Delivery-accredited Swiss refiner with over 70 years of production history. Add the 2025 Year of the Snake Gold Bar to your cart today.