‘Biscuit’ Bars - The most popular tael bar weight is the 5 tael ‘biscuit’ cast bar (6 oz or 187 g). 5 tael ‘biscuits’,
manufactured in Hong Kong and accredited to the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange (founded in 1910), are traded in large
quantities. Minted tael bars, normally made outside Hong Kong, are also available.
‘Doughnut’ Bars - Tael bars, described as ‘doughtnuts’, are available in 3 small sizes, �, 1 and 2 taels. The ‘doughnut’
shape is a traditional Chinese shape for coinage. The hole enables many bars to be securely stacked together on wooden rods
or bound together with string.
Baht Gold Bars
The baht is a Thai unit of weight. The most popular bar is the 10 baht cast bar, equivalent to 150.4 g or 4.9 oz. The
traditional gold purity of baht bars is unusual: 96.5%. The Exhibition displays baht bars issued by a variety of
manufacturers.
Tola Gold Bars
The tola is an Indian unit of weight. The most popular weight is the 10 tola cast bar, equivalent to 3.75 oz or 116.64 g.
More than 2 million are manufactured annually. Tola bars, most of which are imported from Europe, are widely traded in the
Middle East, India, Pakistan and Singapore.
10 tola bars are distinctive in two ways. They have smooth rounded edges and are an ideal size for smuggling, if necessary
inside the smuggler’s body. They have no serial numbers. Round minted tola bars are often incorporated into jewellery,
especially in Pakistan where ‘marriage necklaces’ can weigh 500 g or more. The Exhibition displays tola bars issued by a
variety of manufacturers.
manufactured in Hong Kong and accredited to the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange (founded in 1910), are traded in large
quantities. Minted tael bars, normally made outside Hong Kong, are also available.
‘Doughnut’ Bars - Tael bars, described as ‘doughtnuts’, are available in 3 small sizes, �, 1 and 2 taels. The ‘doughnut’
shape is a traditional Chinese shape for coinage. The hole enables many bars to be securely stacked together on wooden rods
or bound together with string.
Baht Gold Bars
The baht is a Thai unit of weight. The most popular bar is the 10 baht cast bar, equivalent to 150.4 g or 4.9 oz. The
traditional gold purity of baht bars is unusual: 96.5%. The Exhibition displays baht bars issued by a variety of
manufacturers.
Tola Gold Bars
The tola is an Indian unit of weight. The most popular weight is the 10 tola cast bar, equivalent to 3.75 oz or 116.64 g.
More than 2 million are manufactured annually. Tola bars, most of which are imported from Europe, are widely traded in the
Middle East, India, Pakistan and Singapore.
10 tola bars are distinctive in two ways. They have smooth rounded edges and are an ideal size for smuggling, if necessary
inside the smuggler’s body. They have no serial numbers. Round minted tola bars are often incorporated into jewellery,
especially in Pakistan where ‘marriage necklaces’ can weigh 500 g or more. The Exhibition displays tola bars issued by a
variety of manufacturers.
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