July 28, 2020

A Scientific Overview of Types of Security Features

Manfred Matzinger-Leopold, Executive Director, Austrian Mint, Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA

Manfred Matzinger-Leopold, Executive Director, Austrian Mint spoke to Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA about the many security features essential to ensuring the purity and authenticity of gold, which technologies are used and why, and the benefits of being able to track the movement of gold from refinery to seller.

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