The Industry Collection is the world’s largest collection of gold bars. Exhibitions of the Industry Collection capitalise on man’s fascination for gold. THE INDUSTRY COLLECTION OF GOLD BARS WORLDWIDE Founder N M Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited Custodian & Official L ocatio n The Pe rth Mint Curator Grendon International Research Pty Ltd BACKGROUND The Industry Collection of Gold Bars Worldwide represents the culmination of a worldwide effort to create a unique collection of standard, innovative and unusual bars to support the promotion of gold. Since 1993, manufacturers from across the globe, large and small, have supported this international project by making their bars available to the collection. The founder was N M Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited (NMRA), associated with N M Rothschild & Sons Limited (NMR). NMRA acted as the custodian over a period of 12 years until 2005. A representative of NMR, established in London in 1804, chaired the daily London Gold Fixings between 1919 and 2004. CUSTODIAN The custodian and official location is The Perth Mint, a subsidiary of Gold Corporation (GC), wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia. Another one of GC’s subsidiaries, The Western Australian Mint, has an interest in AGR Matthey, Australia’s largest gold refiner and bar manufacturer. The Perth Mint, established in 1899 as a branch of The Royal Mint in Britain, has produced gold coins and bars for more than 100 years. An exhibition of Industry Collection bars is on permanent display at the Mint. CURATOR The curator is Grendon International Research Pty Ltd (GIR). Based in Australia, GIR published Gold Refiners & Bars Worldwidein 1991. The information in the book enabled GIR and NMRA, with support from the World Gold Council, to establish the Industry Collection in 1993. Apart from acting as a consultant within the gold industry, GIR has also published other international reference books, including The IndustryCatalogue of Gold Bars Worldwide. The Industry Collection, originally stored in the vaults of N M Rothschild & Sons (Singapore) Limited, was relocated to The Perth Mint in 2003. GOLD BARS WORLDWIDE www.goldbarsworldwide.com GRENDON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GOLD MARKET CONSULTANT The Perth Mint is the custodian of the Industry Collection.
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