加拿大推出世界上第一枚100公斤纯金硬币

Royal Canadian Mint introduces world's first 100-kilogram pure gold coin
Published: Thursday, May 3, 2007 | 12:47 PM ET
Canadian Press

OTTAWA (CP) - The Royal Canadian Mint（加拿大皇家制币厂） has unveiled the world's first 100 kilogram pure gold coin.

加拿大皇家制币厂推出世界上第一枚100公斤面值100万加币的99999纯金硬币

The Royal Canadian Mints' world's first 100-kg 99999 pure gold bullion coin with a $1 million face value sits amongst much smaller 1oz gold coins at its unveiling, in Ottawa Thursday. (CP/Tom Hanson)

That extra nine makes it slightly purer than the 99.99 per cent gold coins offered by competitors.

After several interested buyers came forward, the mint decided to make a very limited quantity available for sale.

The coin, which has not been named yet, will be sold as a limited time offer and will be made to order so there'll be no inventory to carry or to melt down if there's unsold stock.
皇家制币厂暂时还未给这名硬币命名。收到订单后才制作，因此不会有库存，即使没有销售出去的硬币会被溶解。

Since 1979, the mint has pioneered high-purity Maple Leaf bullion coins, selling about 20 million ounces of them around the world.
自从1979年推出高纯度枫叶金币以来，加拿大皇家制币厂已经售出20万盎司的金币。

But it acknowledges that it has lost some of its competitive edge, as mints in Australia, Austria, China and the United States push their own high-quality gold coins.
但是他们承认这些金币已经失去竞争力，因为澳大利亚，奥地利，中国和美国都推出了高质量的金币。


Bennet said the 100-kilogram and the one-ounce 99.999 per cent pure gold bullion coins help separate the mint from competitors.
Bennet说这些100公斤1盎司的99.999%的纯金金币可以帮助加拿大皇家制币厂从竞争者中脱颖而出。

Austria, in particular, has had success with its 100,000-euro gold coin, worth about C$153,000.


The Austrian coin is 37 centimetres across and weighs 31 kilograms.

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