1 oz PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna Gold Bar (Veriscan, New in Assay)

PAMP Suisse, based in Switzerland, is one of the most respected gold bar manufacturers in the bullion industry. The company was founded in 1977, making it newer than many state mints, but in roughly fifty years it has built a worldwide reputation for quality and design. Its Fortuna bars are among the most recognized gold bars in the world, valued for both their artistry and their .9999 purity. The 1 oz PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna Gold Bar combines that elegance with investment-grade gold in the most liquid bar size on the market.

The 1 oz size is the benchmark for gold bar investing. It tracks closely to the gold spot price, carries a lower premium per ounce than fractional bars, and is widely recognized by dealers worldwide, which makes it straightforward to resell. The bar measures approximately 41 mm by 24 mm and ships sealed in PAMP’s assay card.

Key features

• Contains 1 troy oz of .9999 fine gold
• Sealed in PAMP’s tamper-evident assay card with matching serial number
• Veriscan authentication for counterfeit protection
• Struck by PAMP Suisse, an LBMA Good Delivery refiner
• IRA precious metals eligible

What “New in Assay” means

“New in Assay” means the bar is in brand-new condition and still sealed in its original PAMP assay card. The card serves as both protective packaging and a certificate of authenticity, documenting the bar’s weight, purity, and unique serial number alongside the assayer’s mark. Keeping the bar sealed preserves its condition and makes future resale easier. Note that PAMP has updated its assay card design over time, so the packaging you receive may vary from the images shown.

How Veriscan protects your bar

Every PAMP Lady Fortuna bar carries Veriscan technology. At production, PAMP records the microscopic surface topography of each bar, a physical fingerprint that is invisible to the naked eye and nearly impossible to replicate. Using PAMP’s free Veriscan app, that fingerprint can be checked against PAMP’s database to confirm the bar is genuine. Combined with the serialized assay card, it gives buyers and future sellers a reliable way to verify authenticity and reduces counterfeit risk.

The Lady Fortuna design

The obverse pays homage to Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune. She is shown with a cornucopia overflowing with riches held in two outstretched hands. The reverse is functional rather than decorative, carrying the bar’s weight, purity, metal content, and unique serial number, along with the assayer’s mark. PAMP pioneered fine-art design on bullion bars, and the detailed Fortuna relief also makes tampering easier to spot.

Why the 1 oz bar

For most investors the 1 oz bar is the sweet spot. It carries a lower premium per ounce than 1 gram or fractional bars, prices transparently against the per-ounce gold spot, and is among the most liquid bullion products to resell. It is also IRA eligible, which makes it a common choice for retirement holdings.

For collectors and investors who want a quality gold bar that balances purity, liquidity, and design, the 1 oz PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna is one of the best gold bars available.