What is the difference between bank metals and precious metals?
precious metals include gold, silver, platinum and metals of the platinum group (palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium) in any form (including bank metals) and condition (raw materials, alloys, semi-finished products, industrial products, chemical compounds, products, waste products or scrap); bank metals include gold, silver, platinum and metals of the platinum group, brought (affined) to the highest assays in accordance with world standards in bars and powders, having a certificate of quality, as well as coins made of precious metals. Only palladium is taken from metals of the platinum group.
