Largest gold bar
The world's largest gold bar stands at 250 kg (551 lb), measuring 45.5 cm × 22.5 cm × 17 cm (equal to 17403.75 cm³, or 17.9 in x 8.9 in x 6.7 in≈1062.04 in³). It was manufactured by the
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, a subsidiary of
Mitsubishi. It went on display at the
Toi gold mine on July 11, 2005. It was valued in 2005 at 400 million
yen (approximately $3,684,000 USD at the time
[3]),
[4][5] though at current 2011 gold prices it is worth $12,871,360 at $1,460 per oz.
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