Perth Mint Gold 1 oz Bar (New in Assay)

Australian Government Gold, Since 1899

The Perth Mint opened in Western Australia in 1899, first as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint striking gold sovereigns for the Empire, and has run continuously since, now wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia. This listing delivers a bar new, sealed in the Mint’s own CertiCard packaging. Every bar holds one troy ounce of 99.99% pure gold, backed by a mint whose swan mark is registered as an official assay stamp with the London Bullion Market Association.

The Swan and the Kangaroos

The obverse carries the Perth Mint’s swan emblem, drawn from the Swan River the mint sits beside, ringed by THE PERTH MINT AUSTRALIA with the weight and purity stamped below. The reverse fills with a repeating field of leaping kangaroos, a nod to the gold rushes that built Western Australia in the 1890s. The sealed assay card carries a matching certificate, an assayer’s signature, and a serial number unique to that bar. Swan on one face, kangaroos on the other, both mirror-finished against a matte bar.

UV Ink, Not Just a Seal

CertiCard packaging carries a luminescent UV feature built into the plastic: disturb the seal and the ink activates, printing “seal broken” across the card. That’s a check beyond an ordinary tamper-evident wrapper, one a dealer can confirm without opening anything. The ink itself tells you, not just whether the seal looks intact.

Checked by Serial, Backed by the Mint

Confirming a Perth Mint bar comes down to matching the serial number on the bar to the one on its sealed card, backed by the assayer’s own signature. At 99.99% fine, the bar also clears the IRS’s minimum for a precious metals IRA. The serial is the check, matched bar to card.

Perth Mint 1 oz Gold Bar Specifications

Every bar holds one troy ounce of 99.99% pure gold, sealed in the Mint’s CertiCard packaging with its own serial number. Weight and purity are assayed, matched to the serial on the card. Full current specs are on the Specifications tab above.

Perth Mint 1 oz Gold Bar FAQ

Is the Perth Mint 1 oz Gold Bar IRA eligible?

Yes. At 99.99% fine, it clears the IRS’s .995 minimum for a precious metals IRA with plenty of room to spare. Eligibility isn’t a close call, given how far past the floor it sits.

How can I confirm this bar is genuine?

Match the serial number struck into the bar against the number printed on its sealed CertiCard, signed by the Mint’s assayer. The card’s UV ink also reveals if the seal was ever broken. The serial number matches, bar to card, on a genuine piece.

What does the CertiCard’s “seal broken” message mean?

It means the packaging’s luminescent UV ink detected the seal was disturbed after it left the Mint. An intact card never shows that message. The message only appears once, if the seal has actually been broken.

Does this bar carry a face value?

No. As a private bullion bar rather than a legal-tender coin, it carries no denomination, only its gold content. No face value here, only the metal itself.

What condition does it ship in?

New, straight from the Mint with no handling in between. Condition is new, not a numeric or third-party grade.

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