Physics:Kinebar
A kinebar is a gold bar that has a diffractive optically variable image device (similar to a security hologram) embossed into the surface of the gold. The device used is a "Kinegram" made by OVD Kinegram AG (Switzerland).[1] The Kinegram technology is exclusively provided to governments,[2] and is intended both as a high-security feature and for visual appeal.
Union Bank of Switzerland, through Argor-Heraeus SA (subsidiary of Commerzbank), has been applying the kinegram as a security device to the reverse of its minted bars since December 1993. The kinebar, now produced by UBS AG, is a registered trade mark of UBS.[3]
Argor-Heraeus gold Kinebars were introduced in 1994 in the following weights - 1 g, 2 g, 5 g, 10 g, 20 g, and 1 oz. The 50 g and 100 g gold Kinebars were subsequently released in 2012.[4]
Kinebar one troy ounce
Kinebar certificate
Kinegram
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References
- ↑ "Disclaimer" (in en). https://www.kinegram.com/en/footer/disclaimer/.
- ↑ "Why the KINEGRAM is not a security hologram". https://www.kinegram.com/knowledge-base/kinegram-technology/kinegram-vs-hologram.
- ↑ "New gold kinebar unveiled in the United States; Advanced high-tech security feature marks breakthrough in gold minting" , press release, Dec 6, 1995
- ↑ "Argor-Heraeus SA". 2014. https://goldbarsworldwide.com/PDF/RB_2_ArgorHeraeusGoldBars.pdf.
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