Scottsdale Archangel Michael Gold

Faith-Based Bullion from a Sovereign-Grade Mint

The Scottsdale Archangel Michael is a minted bar series from Scottsdale Mint featuring one of the most widely venerated figures in religious tradition. The Archangel Michael appears across Christianity (as a patron saint of warriors, police officers, and the sick), Judaism (as protector of Israel), and Islam (as Mikail, the angel of mercy and sustenance). That cross-faith recognition gives the design an unusually broad appeal within the faith-based bullion market.

The 1oz gold bar is struck in .9999 fine gold. The obverse depicts Michael as a muscular winged warrior wielding a sword and shield, standing over a defeated serpent representing Satan. This is a classic iconographic composition drawn from centuries of Christian art, particularly Renaissance sculpture and painting. The reverse carries Scottsdale Mint's crowned lion hallmark with weight and purity markings.

The bar format is less common for religious-themed bullion. Most competitors in the faith-based niche produce rounds or coins, making the Archangel Michael bar a distinctive format choice. Scottsdale Mint holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and produces legal tender coins for over 20 sovereign nations, so the die work benefits from the same tooling and quality standards used for government coin programmes.

The series is available in silver as well, with 1oz and 10oz silver bar options at .999 purity. Each bar ships in an individual sealed capsule. Bulk packaging is available for the 1oz silver version in sealed boards of 5 bars or custom boxes of 125 bars.

Archangel Michael Gold Bar Specifications

The bar dimensions for the gold version are not published, though the 1oz silver version measures 29mm x 50mm. As a minted bar rather than a cast product, the Archangel Michael has sharper relief and more detailed imagery than poured bars of equivalent weight.

The 10oz silver version at .999 fine is an uncommon weight for minted bars with this level of design detail. Most minted bars above 1oz tend to be simpler in design; the 10oz Archangel Michael maintains the full figural composition at a larger scale.

The silver range extends to a 10oz bar at .999 fine, which is an uncommon weight for a minted bar carrying this level of figural design detail. Most minted bars above 1oz tend to feature simpler compositions; the 10oz Archangel Michael maintains the full warrior-over-serpent scene at a larger scale. The Scottsdale Mint lion hallmark on the reverse has become a recognised brand identifier in the secondary bullion market. Silver versions are available in bulk: sealed boards of 5 bars or custom boxes of 125 bars for the 1oz size, providing practical packaging for larger purchases. Individual pieces ship in sealed capsules providing tamper evidence.

Tax Treatment of Scottsdale Archangel Michael Gold Bars

The Archangel Michael is a private mint bar with no legal tender status or face value. Tax treatment follows the standard rules for gold bullion bars in each jurisdiction.

In the United Kingdom, the gold bar is VAT-free as investment gold, meeting the 995+ fineness requirement (.9999 purity). It is not CGT-exempt; only British legal tender coins (Britannia, Sovereign) receive that benefit. UK buyers face CGT on gains above the GBP 3,000 annual exempt amount at their applicable rate.

In the United States, the bar qualifies for IRA inclusion as a .9999 gold bar meeting the purity threshold under IRS Section 408(m). State sales tax treatment varies; roughly 35 states exempt investment bullion bars at .999+ purity. Scottsdale Mint lists its products as IRA-eligible.

Canada exempts gold bars at 99.5%+ purity from GST/HST. Australia treats them as GST-free investment gold. In the EU, gold bars meeting the 995+ fineness standard are VAT-exempt under the Investment Gold Directive. Singapore exempts qualifying gold bars as Investment Precious Metals (IPM), and Hong Kong has no sales tax on gold purchases.

The tax treatment is identical to other non-legal-tender gold bars such as the PAMP Fortuna, Scottsdale Stacker, or generic LBMA gold bars. The religious design adds no tax advantage or disadvantage.

Archangel Michael vs Other Gold Bars and Religious Bullion

The Archangel Michael competes in two overlapping markets: premium minted gold bars and faith-based bullion.

As a minted gold bar, it sits alongside products like the 1oz PAMP Fortuna and Scottsdale Stacker gold bar. The PAMP Fortuna offers VERISCAN digital authentication, wider global distribution, and stronger secondary-market recognition. The Scottsdale Stacker prioritises functional design (interlocking edges for efficient storage) over artistic content. The Archangel Michael bar's premium over generic gold bars is modest, lower than PAMP Fortuna premiums but higher than plain-branded LBMA refiner bars.

In the religious bullion niche, the most prominent competitor is Ukraine's Archangel Michael coin, a 1oz silver legal tender coin produced since 2011. The Ukrainian version benefits from sovereign mint status and had strong numismatic recognition before supply disruptions from the conflict that began in 2022. PAMP Suisse produces religious-themed bars (the Cross, Romanesque Cross, Ka'Bah) but none specifically depicting the Archangel Michael.

Generic religious rounds from various private mints exist at lower price points, though Scottsdale's ISO certification and sovereign-coin-grade production quality distinguish it from those products. The faith-based bullion market has a dedicated collector base that values both the religious significance and the craftsmanship of the imagery. Buyers motivated primarily by gold accumulation at the lowest cost per ounce will find better value in generic LBMA bars or the Scottsdale Stacker range.