October 11, 2018 – Degussa Goldhandel allegedly owns the numerically largest collection of individual contemporary gold bars in the world the famous “Rothschild-Collection” (formerly known as “Industry Collection”), which encompasses a total of 1,084 individual items. It was founded by the N.M. Rothschild & Sons Bank in 1993 and remained in its possession until it was acquired by Degussa in 2014.
CoinsWeekly Coin Records surely cannot miss the impressive Degussa collection of gold bars.
The entire collection includes gold bars from 35 countries and a total of 145 manufacturers. Its total weight adds up to 233 kilograms of fine gold. Thus, the value of raw material amounts to about 8 million euros (07.09.18) and is part of the “Degussa Collection”. On special occasions, anyone interested in seeing it for themselves, can find it in exhibitions all over the world, for example in museums and Degussa branch offices in New York, Singapore, Munich, and Geneva.
As experts, Christian Teitscheid und Mik Woodgate were asked to verify this record on October 5, 2018. Christian Teitscheid confirmed this record on October 8, 2018.
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