PAMP Suisse is a world renowned precious metals refineries and mints. PAMP also produces one of the most prominent brands of bullion bars available on the precious metals market - the PAMP Fortuna series. PAMP is headquartered in Ticino, Switzerland, however they have offices worldwide, including in New York City, and several locations in India. PAMP manages a gold and silver refinery, and maintains clients worldwide.
PAMP (Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux), started Its business focusing on precious metals, including both mining and assaying precious metals, in addition to manufacturing. They were established originally in 1977, however in 1981, PAMP was acquired by MKS SA, and business continued to grow. MKS SA still own PAMP today. Today PAMP is a highly renowned provider of gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium bars for retail and wholesale markets. In addition to providing products to individual and retail investors, the company also provides a number of services to larger clients, including banks and governments. PAMP also produce a number of the bullion blanks used by government mints and financial institutions to produce coins and bars.
Renowned for maintaining Switzerland’s high standards for bullion quality, along with a large selection of products to choose from, PAMP is a must-have brand any precious metals investor.
PAMP isn't as old as some of the other refineries and mints. It's a relatively new private company, and it's part of the much larger MKS PAMP Group. However, in the MKS PAMP Group, PAMP Suisse is the primary branch and it houses most of the company's most notable activities.
PAMP’s status as a privately-owned mint gives it a bit more flexibility over other, more government and bank-oriented, mints. The company began in the jewelry and luxury watch industries that Switzerland is known for. It produced the precious metals used by jewelers and luxury watch craftsmen to create their own products. However, the company quickly shifted towards developing its own B2C (buisness-to-customer) products via the bullion industry.
Soon after making the switch, PAMP began to refine bullion bars made from gold, silver, rhodium, platinum, and a variety of other metals in bars sized between 1 gram and 12.5 kilos to sell privately to investors and collectors.
However, that's not where PAMP stopped. As it became more successful in the private market, the company garnered the attention of government entities around the globe; opening up the opportunity to function as a mint for government purposes. Now, PAMP services both the private market and several international governments through the production of both bullion anyone can invest in and several government currency backed bullion coins.
On top of the accelerated growth that PAMP has experienced, the company was officially recognized as a Good Delivery company in the early twenty-teens, and it has maintained its excellent dedication to producing high-quality products going forward.
Despite PAMP's relatively young age, the company has progressed from a simple precious metals producer for Switzerland's jewelry and watch industries, to a private bullion refinery and distributor, and a refinery that governments rely on to produce their nations' currencies. This relatively fast growth and impressive dedication to producing high-quality bullion are what set PAMP apart from other brands.
PAMP precious metals are accepted as good delivery by most major markets worldwide. These include the Swiss National Bank, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), and the futures markets, including the COMEX. The company has offices worldwide, including one in Geneva, and one in Ticino, Switzerland.
PAMP Suisse has one of the more impressive product lineups among the world’s mints and refineries. While most companies and government operations deal in gold and silver, PAMP has expanded to include a wider range of precious metals you can invest in.
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PAMP was one of the first precious metals refineries to introduce an artistic image onto a precious metals bar - this series became known as the PAMP Fortuna series, and is one of the most renowned series available on the market to investors. The bars feature an image of Lady Fortuna inscribed on their front. The image of Lady Fortuna represents good luck. These bars are popular with both investors and collectors alike.
The PAMP Fortuna series is available in gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium. PAMP Fortuna gold, silver, platinum and palladium bars are available in a range of sizes, from 1 gram to 1 kilogram. The PAMP Fortuna Rhodium bar is currently only available in the 1 Ounce size.
All PAMP Fortuna bullion bars feature a serial number at the bottom. For smaller bars, up to 100 gram sizes, bars are sold in a certicard, which is designed to protect the bar. Larger bars are sold with an independent certificate, and are either sold without a case, or with a plastic case. Larger bars cannot be provided in a certicard due to their weight.
The Fortuna series of PAMP bars are the company's most popular product line, and they are available in sizes ranging from 1 gram up to 1 kilogram.
PAMP has adorned the front of each bar with a depiction of Fortuna in her most recognizable appearance; that of a Roman warrior in fine armor. Unlike many other bullion products, there are no other visible markings on these bars. This adds a clean, crisp look to each bar that really allows the Fortuna design to shine.
On the reverse side of the bar, you'll find the information you expected to be engraved in bullion products. Each bar's reverse contains the PAMP name, purity rating, weight, and the serial number of the bar along with the type of metal the bar is made of. For reference, all PAMP Suisse gold bars are made from 9999 fine pure gold. This exceeds the bullion industry's standard for gold bullion bars.
The PAMP Fortuna Bar in Silver
The PAMP Fortuna series is available in smaller sizes in silver for investors, and they are a great option for investors looking for smaller silver purchases.
The design of the PAMP Fortuna silver bar is the same as the PAMP Fortuna gold bar, with the exception that the bars have a purity of 999. The bars feature the Roman Warrior Fortuna on the obverse, and all of the relevant information on the reverse.
The main appeal of these, and and all the smaller bar sizes, is that they are more affordable.
The PAMP Fortuna Bar in Platinum
Platinum is somewhat comparable with gold in terms of its value, and it’s a great way to diversify an investment portfolio.
Like the gold bars, these platinum bars feature the effigy of Fortuna in her traditional Roman warrior garb with riches pouring into her hands. There are also no brand labels or other markings on the obverse like there are with other bullion bars; this allows you to have a crisp, clean-looking obverse that highlights the artwork depicting Fortuna. Meanwhile, the back boasts the bar's 9999 fine purity rating, as well as the bar's weight, serial number, and of course, the PAMP logo with "Platinum" engraved on it.
These bars come sealed in an assay certificate (certicard) to verify their authenticity. The assay card reconfirms the serial number that is engraved on the bar.
The PAMP Suisse Fortuna seris is available in platinum in a range of sizes, from 1 gram up to 10 ounces. However, the most popular size is the 1 ounce PAMP Fortuna platinum bar.
Palladium is a newer addition to the bullion investment world, and it’s demand has quickly increased thanks to its prevalence in the auto industry. This precious metal is used for practically every electronic device manufactured, and it’s commonly found in the medical, automotive, and industrial industries.
This demand adds value to palladium bullion since its supply is so limited.
As for PAMP’s palladium bars, they’re available as part of the PAMP Suisse Fortuna series. They maintain the highest quality standards both aesthetically and in terms of their refinement, and they make a great addition to any precious metals portfolio.
Although available in a range of sizes, the most popular sized PAMP Palladium bar by far is the 1 Ounce PAMP Palladium bar.
These bars feature the same design as all PAMP Fortuna bars - Lady Fortuna is depicted on the front while the information about the bar is printed on the back. These bars come in a dark blue certicard.
Each palladium bar is made to the highest standards, eligible for precious metals IRAs, and comes with an assay card for easy verification of authenticity.
PAMP Cast Bars in Gold and Silver
Gold
Cast bars are great for those simply looking for a store of wealth in precious metals. They don’t have any fancy artistic designs that can increase costs, but they’re still as aesthetically pleasing as any other precious metal bar, and they hedge your savings against inflation.
With gold, PAMP offers five options to choose from. Casted PAMP Suisse gold bars are available in 50 gram, 100 gram, 250 gram, 500 gram, and 1 kilogram sizes. All bars feature an obverse with the PAMP logo, weight, purity rating -.999%-, serial number, and metal type. On the reverse, you get a blank surface that is simple with no designs or markings
These “cast” bars are made by pouring liquid gold into molds; rather than using laser engravings and other methods to produce the product. This this helps keep the price close to the current gold value due to less labor being involved in the bar’s production, and it’s simply an easy way to make a clean, beautiful bar that holds wealth well.
The most popular sized PAMP Suisse cast bars are the 50 gram and 100 gram gold bars.
Silver
Most of the information regarding PAMP’s silver bars is the same as the information regarding the company’s gold cast bars. The only exception is that they are made from .999% pure fine silver.
These bars are great for two reasons. They are great for diversifying a portfolio with low-cost bars that are easy to offload if you're a bigger precious metal investor. Second, silver has a fairly stable market value that makes it reliable for storing wealth.
The silver bars feature the same fully-featured obverse as the gold bars, and the back is left blank.
In 2011 PAMP also introduced the Lunar series, which has quickly become a highly sought after series among precious metals investors. Each year, a new bar is released, featuring an image of an animal associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. These bars are available in gold and in silver. The PAMP gold lunar series is available in 5 gram, 1 ounce and 100 gram sizes. The PAMP silver Lunar series is available in 10 gram, 1 Ounce and 100 Gram sizes.
PAMP guarantees that all their gold bars contain 99.99% investment grade gold bullion, and all PAMP silver bars are guaranteed to be 99.9% fine investment grade silver bullion.
The PAMP Faith (Religion) Series
PAMP’s private-business status has granted it a lot of flexibility in the bullion it produces. While government mints tend to stick to traditional layouts and themed designs that represent the country producing the bullion, PAMP is free to do whatever it wishes with its artistic designs.
As such, PAMP has released a series of bullion bars in gold and silver that feature the religious symbols of various religions around the world. From Buddha to Catholic crosses and Saudi Arabian depictions of Mecca, the Faith series has something to appeal to gold and silver collectors worldwide.
Each bar is emboldened on the obverse with a religious depiction representative of the key components of the religions they depict.
The reverse of these bars contains additional religious imagery and the labeling needed to verify authenticity. While Veriscan isn’t present in the Faith series, the included assay card is irreplicable and is more than enough to verify the purity and authenticity of individual bars.
These bars come in a 1 ounce size only. The gold bars are 9999 fine, and the silver bars are 999 fine. Both meet the standards of investment grade bullion.
The PAMP rosa series is a series of bars featuring an image of a Rose on the front. Rosa series bars are available in gold, and they are all 9999 fine. These bars come in a range of sizes, from 1 gram up to 100 grams. These high-value bars are beautiful, and they because of their intricate design they do have a slightly higher premium over other brands.
On the obverse, you’ll notice an intricately detailed rose with no other markings or labels present to emphasize the beauty of the artistic depiction. On the reverse, you’ll find all of the industry-standard information you’re used to.
While these bars do not feature Veriscan technology, they do come with an assay card that is irreplicable and extremely reliable.
These Rosa gold bars are among PAMP’s most popular products, and they make the perfect addition to any collection or portfolio.
PAMP Veriscan Technology
Veriscan is a microscopic technology added to some PAMP gold bars, and other Veriscan-embedded bullion, that allows the bar to be scanned by a Veriscan scanner to instantly verify its authenticity in the most reliable and accurate way possible. It acts like a microchip inside the bar that can be scaned for verification.
Currently the Veriscan technology is available on some of the PAMP Fortuna gold bars. The technology was introduced as a way to prevent counterfeiting of the bars.
How to Buy PAMP Bullion
PAMP is regularly at the forefront of the precious metals industry, creating new standards for the industry to follow. PAMP recently released the PAMP Fortuna series in Rhodium, and is one of the only precious metals providers in the world to offer clients the option to invest into physical rhodium. PAMP also recently introduced the Veriscan system, which allows clients to scan the bar that they have purchased, to guarantee its authenticity.
At Suisse Gold, purchasing PAMP bullion is seamless and easy. We offer VAT-free bullion storage on silver, platinum, and palladium, and competitive pricing on all PAMP products.
We also value our customers’ preferences, and we offer multiple delivery and security options. You can purchase PAMP gold and silver in 8 cryptocurrencies and more than 20 international currencies. Worldwide delivery and secure VAT-free vault storage are also available.