1g Themis Gold Bar

The 1g Kinesis Themis Gold Bar

The 1g Themis Gold Bar contains one gram (0.03215 troy oz) of 9999 fine gold and carries a unique laser-engraved serial number. It is produced by Kinesis Mint, an independent 5,600 square metre precious metals refinery and mint in Istanbul, Turkey, established in 2021, with ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing and a production capacity of 200,000 pieces per month. The Themis design shows the Greek goddess of justice holding her scales, a deliberate branding choice by parent company Kinesis Money, which positions its products around a sound money philosophy.

Kinesis Money, founded in 2018 by Thomas Coughlin, operates a gold and silver backed digital currency platform (KAU for gold, KAG for silver) with physical bullion stored in nine global vaults. The Themis bullion line is the physical face of that system, though the bars are sold independently and require no involvement with the digital platform. The Istanbul location is no accident: Turkey has one of the world's largest gold markets and a long refining tradition.

One gram is the smallest standard gold bar weight, the lowest-cost physical gold purchase available, and the least efficient way to accumulate metal: premiums of 8-15% over spot are typical because fixed manufacturing and packaging costs dominate at this size. The market for 1g gold bars is driven by gifting, novelty and low-budget entry rather than wealth accumulation.

1g Themis Gold Bar Specifications

The gold Themis range runs from this 1g bar through 5g, 20g, 1/2 oz and 50g sizes, all at 9999 purity, alongside a 500mg "gold bill", a note-shaped product with half a gram of gold embedded in it that ranks among the smallest gold investment products made. Kinesis also strikes silver Themis bars at 999 fine and separate Ma'at-design rounds. Purity is verified by in-house lab testing, and the bars ship in tamper-evident packaging. As a private-issue product the bar carries no sovereign guarantee; its value rests on metal content and the mint's certification.

Themis Gold Bar Tax Treatment by Country

The complication for this bar is accreditation. Kinesis Mint's LBMA status is not confirmed, and several tax regimes attach conditions to who refined the gold, not just how pure it is.

• UK: Investment gold of at least 995 fineness is normally VAT-exempt, but gold bars from non-LBMA refiners may not qualify under HMRC rules. Buyers should confirm treatment with the dealer before assuming the exemption applies. Bars are in any case not CGT-exempt; only UK legal tender coins are.
• EU: The investment gold exemption typically expects bars from LBMA Good Delivery refiners, so the same uncertainty applies.
• US: No federal sales tax, and most states exempt bullion, though threshold states may tax a single ~$100 bar (Florida, for instance, exempts only purchases over $500). IRA eligibility is uncertain: private-mint bars must meet purity thresholds and come from an accredited refiner, and acceptance depends on the custodian.
• Canada: 0% GST/HST on gold of at least 99.5% purity in bar form; the federal exemption is purity-based.
• Australia: GST-free investment gold must be at least 99.5% pure and from an accredited refiner; Kinesis Money is headquartered in Brisbane and local availability is likely stronger there than elsewhere.
• Singapore and Hong Kong: Hong Kong levies no sales tax at all. Singapore's IPM exemption applies to qualifying investment precious metals.

Themis vs PAMP, Valcambi, and Sovereign Mint 1g Bars

The 1g gold bar market is dominated by Swiss refiners. The PAMP Suisse Fortuna 1g is the most recognised gram bar globally, and Valcambi runs close behind, including its CombiBar format of perforated sheets of fifty 1g segments that snap apart with a lower per-gram premium than separately carded bars. Both houses are LBMA-accredited with decades of history, and their bars command tighter spreads and wider resale acceptance than any newer private mint. The Themis bar's draw is different: a distinctive design, full 9999 purity and serialisation from a young mint, typically positioned for buyers inside or adjacent to the Kinesis ecosystem, including KAU holders taking physical delivery.

Sovereign mint gram bars from the Perth Mint or Royal Mint add government backing to the same weight class, which matters most at resale. Private mint products generally face narrower resale markets and wider bid-ask spreads than sovereign or LBMA-accredited pieces, and at the 1g size, where buyback prices already reflect the steep acquisition premium, that gap is felt most.

Against the German private mint Geiger Edelmetalle, a long-established name with strong European recognition, Kinesis Mint is the newer and less established producer. The honest framing: for general bullion investment at this weight, recognised LBMA or sovereign bars typically offer better liquidity and resale value, while the Themis bar suits buyers who value its design and its connection to the Kinesis platform.