Are gold medals made of pure gold?

The gold medal is not pure gold. Gold medals are badges issued by the government or enterprises to commemorate major battles and events. Generally, it is made of gold with a purity of 99.99%, and the gold content of the finished gold medal shall not be less than 92.5%. Gold medals are loved by collectors because of their profound historical commemorative value and cultural connotation.

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On June 5438+February, 2008 1 1, the bidding meeting for the Guangdong Gold Medal of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was successfully concluded. The 5th kg gold medal with the largest scale and the least circulation in Olympic history, No.8, was finally won by Guangdong Yin Gang Science and Technology Co., Ltd. at the price of1490,000.

* * * Bid for the 10 medal, in addition to one gold medal, there are three 1kg gold medals and six bronze medals. All commemorative medals are sold at ideal prices. Among them, the auction process of pure gold medal is very popular, with a total of 25 bids, and the increase of each bid is more than 10 thousand. And 760 yuan's big bronze medal, the final transaction price is more, a full five times.

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