Do silver bars have a certificate?

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No, silver bars are never supplied with a separate certificate of authenticity. This is why it’s important to buy silver bars that are LBMA-certified. LBMA stands for the London Bullion Market Association — the international organization that oversees the quality and provenance of precious metals.

Depending on their size, LBMA-certified bars are either casted or minted. All essential details are stamped directly onto the bar itself, making an additional certificate unnecessary.

Each LBMA-certified silver bar displays the following details, which together confirm the authenticity and origin of the bar:

The logo and/or name of the refinery
The bar’s weight (e.g., 1 kg)
The silver fineness (usually 999 or 999.9)
A unique serial number (sometimes omitted on smaller bars, depending on the producer)

Holland Gold exclusively sells silver bars produced by LBMA-accredited refiners. The Good Delivery status is an internationally recognized quality mark that sets strict standards for production, weight, and purity.

Learn more about the authenticity certificates that are standard with gold bars.