BI_10_Unusual Bars_29Jan - Gold Bars Worldwide

Unusual Barswww.goldbarsworldwide.comBOAT BARSThe traditional "boat" shape, which resembles the hull of a Chinese junk,is known to have been used for silver and other Chinese coinage as farback as the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).Manufactured in Thailand. Until the 1990s, the bars were also producedby several manufacturers in Hong Kong.Weights: 2 baht – 20 baht (Thailand). Historically, 1 tael - 10 tael (HongKong).Boat bar - 5 baht.Hua Seng HengThailandOVAL CAST BARSYoo Long Kim Kee (Thailand) issued unusual oval cast bars in 2000. In3 weights: 1, 2 and 3 baht.MODEL BARSIn South Korea, a traditional range of "model bars" in the shape ofpigs (symbol of wealth), toads (good fortune) and turtles (longevity) arewidely manufactured as gold investment gifts. The bars use cast andbeaten gold. Denominated in Korean dons, their weights can range from1 don to 100 don or more.HONEYCOMB BARSTraditional "honeycomb" cast bars are still occasionally manufactured inThailand. The bars, widely traded in irregular weights until the 1970s,have a cracked top surface, which enables the purchaser to ensure thatthe bar is made entirely from gold.Oval bar - 2 baht.Yoo Long Kim KeeThailandThe bars usually weigh more than 25 baht.TEZABI BARSTezabi bars are small cast bars manufactured by "backyard" smelters inPakistan. The bars are not made to a precise weight, dependent on theamount of gold, usually old jewellery, melted in the crucible.Twin-coin bar - 5 baht.Yoo Long Kim KeeThailandHoneycomb bar - 28.87 baht.Loo Chang HuatThailandTezabi bar - 10.9 g.Saleh MohamadPakistanModel “pig” bar - 5 don.LG MetalsSouth Korea2