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Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung
History of creation
The privately owned German mint Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung (LEV) operates in the small village of Rötha, near Leipzig. What is worth emphasizing, this location is not at all accidental - as it refers to the long tradition of Saxon silver processing. Intensive mining of the precious bullion was initiated in the areas of about. 100 km Ore Mountains already more than 800 years ago.
Bullion mined in the mountains was then transported to Leipzig, where it found buyers, coming to the city from different parts of the country. In 1218, Germany's first silver market was established here, and over time the growing scale of the business made the city one of the most important silver trading centers in the region.
The Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung mint specializes in producing high-quality investment products not only from silver, but also from gold, platinum, palladium or copper. It is part of the Geiger Group, which is headquartered in the meticulously restored Baroque palace of Güldengossa near Leipzig. The building is one of the symbols of the mint and is often a motif stamped on gold, silver or copper bars.
Curiosity
Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung is a mint with a state-of-the-art machine park, which allows it to respond flexibly to changing demand over time and fulfill incoming orders from different parts of the world at short notice. Its range of services includes both production and minting of various investment products - bars, coins or medals. What Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung is known for is undoubtedly the precision of its workmanship and the high level of safeguards used.
How to recognize Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung products? Particularly distinctive are the bars, coming from the "Security Line" collection, which have as many as four security features. We are talking about the ribbed edges, which additionally prevent abrasion and scratching, the mirror-like surface, the serial number and the honeycomb structure decorating the bottom of each bar, which is additionally filled with the company's logo - "LEV". Such an unusual way of marking their products makes Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung bars not only unique, but, what is important from the point of view of the average investor - much safer, as they are more difficult to counterfeit.
Production volume
Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung does not publish information on its website about the volume of production realized, but it is safe to estimate that it is talking about tens of millions of coins and bars minted each year. Historical production volumes Popular j coin in the manufacturer's range, i.e., silver Noah's Ark, has repeatedly exceeded the level of one million copies per year. The production of gold coin is much smaller and reaches the level of several thousand copies per year.
Popular products
The offer of the Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung mint is very broad and is largely based on bars, which are cast from various precious metals. The company's own product range consists primarily of bars decorated with the aforementioned Güldengoss Palace motif, as well as bars from the "Security Line."
Investors who value investment coins more than bars will also find something for themselves in Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung's offer. By far the most popular coin minted in Rötha is the Armenian bullion coin - Noah's Ark. It is a currency issued by the Central Bank of Armenia and is a full-fledged means of payment within the country. Its obverse is decorated with the ark, crossing the rough sea at sunrise, and Mount Ararat visible in the background. The whole is completed by the dove in the foreground, which holds an olive branch in its beak. The reverse depicts Armenia's coat of arms and informs about the coin's denomination - 100 drams.
Another interesting series of coins minted by Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung is the Giants of the Ice Age (Giants of the Ice Age) series. It consists of 8 coins, each of which presents a different animal. Coins are issued by and guaranteed by the government of Ghana - they are full legal tender within the country. The obverse of the coins is decorated with an image of an animal and miniatures of animals, making up the entire series. In turn, the reverse side features Ghana's coat of arms and the denomination - 500 cedi.
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