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Finance · August 2026
People's Bar world-record gold bar
Saturday 1st August, 2026
Perth Mint melted Australian gold into a single 521.2 kg, 99.999% pure 'People's Bar', staged with Guinness World Records observers and public display to generate global news coverage and showcase the mint’s refining expertise.
Why it worked: The Guinness World Record adjudication created a hard, verifiable superlative—biggest and purest ever—that newsrooms can headline instantly.
The lesson: Consider staging a credible, third‑party‑verified “world’s first/biggest/fastest” feat tied to your core capability and a public reveal.
Perth Mint
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Coverage over time
How this story spread across the media
| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| guinnessworldrecords.com | City of Gold verifies largest EVER bar of gold that's 20 times heavier than a normal one | Guinness World Records | Tuesday 17th December, 2024 |
| abc.net.au | Perth Mint sets Guinness record for world's largest gold bar - ABC News | Saturday 1st August, 2026 |
| australianmining.com.au | Nine WA miners forge world's biggest gold bar - Australian Mining | Sunday 2nd August, 2026 |
| newsinlevels.com | World’s biggest gold bar – level 3 - News in Levels | Thursday 6th August, 2026 |
| newsinlevels.com | World’s biggest gold bar – level 2 - News in Levels | Thursday 6th August, 2026 |
| instoremag.com | Ever Wondered What a Half Ton of Gold Looks Like? | Friday 7th August, 2026 |