Gold Weights: Gold Bar Weights: Measurement in Grams Kilos Metric Tons Troy Ounce Tael Tola Baht Mesghal Chi Dons

International Gold Weights:

.Grams, Kilos, Metric Tons.
_China, HK, Taiwan: Taels_
_..USA, UK, Aus.: Troy oz._
___India & M. East: Tola__
_____Thailand: Baht;.____
_____.Iran: Mesghal; ____
_____..Vietnam: Chi;_____
______.Korea: Dons_____

Gold is usually measured in ounces troy or metric units and the basic conversions in Table 1 may be helpful. There you will also find a few examples of weights that are used in other trading centres like Hong Kong, India and the Middle East, and Thailand. Each of these trading centres has gold trading traditions going back in history way before Europeans got in on the act.

Baht - (บาท = Thai) a Thai unit of weight of about 14.6 grams. Thai baht gold bars.

Chi - (Vietnam) a Vietnamese unit of weight. 1 chi = 3.75g.

Don - (Korean) South Korean measurement of gold weight.

Grain - a sub-unit of the avoirdupois weight measurement system equivalent to 1/480 of a troy ounce (0.0648 grams)..

Gram - an internationally accepted measure of small quantities of gold, of the metric system. It is equivalent to nnn troy ounces

Kilogram - 1,000 grams, equivalent to nnn troy ounces. This is the internationally accepted measure of larger quantities of gold. 1,000 kilograms equals 1 metric tonne (mt).

Mesghal - (پثسلاشم; Farsi) weight measurement for gold in Iran. It is the equivalent of 4.6 to 4.7 grams.

Metric tonne (metric ton, mt) - equal to 1,000 kilograms. This is the internationally accepted measure for quantities of gold, especially gold bullion, greater than 1,000 kilograms in weight.

Pennyweight (dwt) - a sub-unit of the avoirdupois weight measurement system equal to 24 grains or 1/20 troy ounce (1.555 grams).

Tael (两 = chinese simp.; 兩 = chinese trad.; liǎng = pinyin) is a Far East measure of weight A tael can weigh anything between 1.18 and 1.2 troy ounces, the equivant to about 37 to 40 grams. Tael gold bar.

Tola (तोलक = Sanskrit; तोला = Hindi; تولا = Urdu; tolā, tolaka) is a south Asian unit of mass. One Tola is the equivalent of 180 troy grains, 0.375 ounces troy. or 11.664 grams. It was traditionally the weight of 100 ratti seeds. One tola coins were produced originally because they were a convenient size and weight.

Troy ounce - an internationally accepted measure of weight for gold. A troy ounce is an avoirdupois measure. It approximates to nnn grams.

Gold bars are made by gold bar manufacturers. They record the manufacturer name, weight and purity on each gold bar. Gold bars are sold at a low premium over the prevailing gold price. There is a large range of gold bars available to purchase internationally.

Gold bars range from 10g (some 'bars' are from 1g or less), .to 1250g (12.5kg, 400 oz) maximum for commercial trade. Larger gold bars are produced as consolidation bars at gold mining operations to ease transportation. These are supplied to refineries for refining to 999.99 parts per 1,000 or thereabouts. They are then cast into standard size gold bars.

Tables 2, 3 and 4 show a comparison of some gold bar sizes converted to grams for ease of sorting. This is not a comprehensive list.

You will note mention of minted bars there. The consensus of opinion is that Argor-Heraeus (ch) was the first (1952) accredited refiner, worldwide, to issue a range of minted bars. Now a number of accredited manufacturers produce minted bars in grammes and / or ounces.

Minted gold bar weights range from 0.3 g to 500 g, and from ¹/₁₀ oz to 20 oz. The world’s largest minted bars: the 20 oz and 500 g are manufactured by Johnson Matthey (ca).

The smallest cast bar weighs 10 g:

• Degussa (br) (1985+)
• Ourinvest
• CRM

The smallest cast bar weighs n oz

• ‘button’ bar made by the Perth Mint (au) (1976+)

The world’s smallest minted bars weigh only 0.5 g and 0.3 g:

• manufactured by Tanaka (jp) (1990+), mainly for jewelry industry.

The 1 g minted bars:

• first issued by Credit Suisse (ch) (1980)
• now manufactured by Degussa, Heraeus.and others

The world’s largest standard minted bars weigh 20 oz and 500 g

• manufactured by Johnson Matthey (ca).

The above table shows the diversity of bar weights which have been available. This is not a comprehensive list. It is presented in order to show the diversity now and previously available.

The above table shows the standard bar weights and the larger bar weight.

This final table shows a number of other gold bars that have been available.

See Gold Bar :: Gold Bars by Humagaia for a description of each of the gold bars in the tables above.

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