5g Ayatul Kursi Gold Bar

The 5g PAMP Ayatul Kursi Gold Bar

This is one of very few bullion products anywhere that carries Quranic text. The reverse bears the complete Ayatul Kursi, verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah, known as the Throne Verse and regarded as one of the most significant verses in the Quran, rendered in Arabic calligraphy across the bar's surface. It comes from PAMP Suisse, the LBMA-accredited Swiss refiner founded in 1977 in Ticino, as part of a faith-themed range that also includes Cross and Ka'Bah designs.

The 5 gram version is the smaller of the two Ayatul Kursi formats and is unusual in another way: it is oval, where almost all PAMP bars are rectangular. The shape marks it out as a gift and keepsake piece, and that is how it is most often bought, for Eid, weddings and religious milestones across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Islamic communities in the UK, Canada and the US. It still functions as bullion, containing 5 grams (0.1607 troy oz) of .9999 fine gold, individually serialised and sealed in tamper-evident CertiPAMP packaging with a matching assay card.

As a pure investment it is not the cheapest route to gold. Small bars carry structurally higher premiums (the 5g class typically runs 8-12% over spot), and the Ayatul Kursi trades above PAMP's own standard 5g Fortuna bar because of its niche appeal and lower production volumes. Buyers choosing it are usually paying for the design and the occasion, with the gold content as the lasting store of value underneath.

5g Ayatul Kursi Bar Specifications

The obverse carries the PAMP Suisse logo, assayer's mark, serial number, weight designation and 999.9 purity mark; the reverse carries the full Throne Verse in calligraphy adapted to the oval form. The assay card certifies weight, purity and authenticity, with the serial number matching between bar and card, and some variants support PAMP's Veriscan system, which verifies a bar by scanning its microscopic surface pattern. As with any minted bar, the sealed packaging matters: breaking the seal can mean re-assaying at resale, so the blistercard should stay intact. In its card the bar is roughly flat and stacks easily, typical of small gold bars in assay packaging.

Tax on the Ayatul Kursi Gold Bar by Country

At .9999 purity this bar comfortably exceeds the 995 investment-gold threshold used in most jurisdictions, so it gets gold's favourable treatment almost everywhere.

• UK: 0% VAT as investment gold. Bars are not CGT-exempt, since that exemption is reserved for UK legal tender coins; gains above the £3,000 annual allowance are taxable.
• EU: 0% VAT across member states under the Investment Gold Directive for bars at 995+ fineness.
• USA: Most states exempt bullion from sales tax. The bar meets IRA purity requirements (gold at 99.5%+ from an accredited refiner), and PAMP is LBMA-accredited. Long-term gains are taxed at the collectibles rate of up to 28%.
• UAE: A major market for this product. Investment gold bullion is 0% VAT; gold jewellery carries 5% VAT.
• Canada: 0% GST/HST at 99.5%+ purity.
• Australia: 0% GST as investment-grade gold.
• New Zealand: GST-exempt at 99.5%+ gold purity.
• Singapore: 0% GST under the Investment Precious Metals scheme; stocked by Singapore dealers.
• Hong Kong: No sales tax, no import duty, no capital gains tax.

Ayatul Kursi vs Fortuna, Generic 5g Bars and Fractional Coins

Within PAMP's own range, the benchmark is the Fortuna. Both are .9999 minted bars in CertiPAMP packaging from the same refiner; the Ayatul Kursi trades at a higher premium because of its lower production volume and niche appeal, while the Fortuna 5g bar is the higher-volume, lower-cost choice for buyers who just want PAMP gold. Generic 5g bars from other LBMA refiners such as Valcambi, Argor-Heraeus and Heraeus undercut both, but none offers a faith-themed equivalent; Valcambi has no comparable design, and the closest themed competitor, Perth Mint's Oriana range, does not feature Quranic scripture.

The other comparison is against fractional sovereign coins. A 5g bar sits at a similar price point to a 1/10 oz gold coin (around $500-$550 at the prices in the research), and coins from sovereign mints generally bring better liquidity and brand recognition at resale, while a 5g bar from PAMP or Valcambi may carry a slightly lower premium. For a pure investor that trade usually favours the coin or the plain bar; for a gift, the Ayatul Kursi's oval format, calligraphy and presentation packaging are the point.

Buyers planning to accumulate rather than gift should also note the size economics: premiums in the 5g class are steep relative to 10g and larger bars, so stepping up sizes buys meaningfully more gold per dollar.