5 x 1 gram Silver Star Tavex & Valcambi Suisse CombiBar

History

The 5 x 1 gram Tavex & Valcambi Suisse CombiBar Silver Star is the result of Swiss craftsmanship – created exclusively for Tavex by Valcambi Suisse, a world leader in precious metal refining.

For decades, Switzerland has been a world leader in the production and refining of precious metals. Its reputation for precision, technological excellence, and uncompromising standards is comparable to that of the watchmaking industry. Today, most of the world's gold and a significant portion of its silver pass through Swiss refineries.

Among the most established refineries is Valcambi Suisse, a company founded in 1961 that ranks among the largest and most respected producers of gold and silver bars in the world. Its modern production facility in Ballern, Switzerland, has the capacity to refine over 2,000 tons of precious metals per year—an impressive scale that makes it a key player in the global market.

Valcambi holds accreditations from all leading international precious metals exchanges and institutions, including the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association). Its presence on the Good Delivery list guarantees that its bars meet the highest standards of purity, weight, and analysis – a factor that gives investors security, liquidity, and global recognition.

The company is known for its innovative products, including CombiBar, a format that allows mini bars to be easily separated without losing any metal. Valcambi's technological know-how and strict control over every stage of production make their gold and silver products the preferred choice for both investors and collectors.

Today, Valcambi supplies precious metals to customers around the world, from private investors to central banks, financial institutions, and industrial companies. The Tavex & Valcambi CombiBar silver star is part of this tradition of quality, reliability, and Swiss craftsmanship.

Valcambi is a Swiss-based precious metals refiner that was established in 1961 and is world renowned  as  one  of  the  largest  producers and suppliers  of  cast  and  minted  bullion  bars. Valcambi’s bullion bars are hailed throughout the world for their outstanding quality and are a hallmark of Swiss craftsmanship, making them sought after by precious  metal connoisseurs. The company manufactures its products in Balerna, Switzerland, where it operates one of the world’s largest precious metal facilities capable of refining an impressive 2,000 metric tonnes of precious metals per year. To put this number into perspective, the annual gold mine supply in 2013 reached 3,000 tonnes. The total value annually processed in this plant is impressive to say  the  least,  and  the  fact  that  Newmont  Mining,  one  of  the  world’s  biggest gold  mining companies, holds a majority stake in the company is an indication of Valcambi’s importance as  one  of  the  world’s  topmost precious  metal  foundries.  Accredited  by  all  major  precious metal  exchanges,  Switzerland’s  central  bank  and  the  LBMA  (London Bullion  Market Association), Valcambi’s gold and silver bullion bars are recognised worldwide, with clients ranging  from  retail  investors  to some  of  the  largest  international  financial  institutions, governments and central banks.

Valcambi a member of the London Bullion Market Association 

The  LBMA,  or  London  Bullion  Market  Association,  was  established  as  an  independent oversight body by Britain’s Central Bank in 1987. The roots of the LBMA can be traced back several centuries to the 1700s when London started to emerge as the world’s leading trading hub for precious  metals. Referred to as the “London Gold Market”, it was self-regulated by the London’s foremost bullion traders and fabricators who oversaw the market by accrediting precious  metal refiners to the  London Good  Delivery  List. Only those refiners that  met the quality and  purity  criteria  set  down  by  the  “LGD”  list  were  allowed  to  enter  the  London bullion market. Today, more than 135 companies, which include some of the largest precious metal  refiners,  storage  providers,  manufacturers  and  bullion  traders,  are  members  of the London  Bullion  Market  Association.  They  all  form  part  of  the  LBMA,  the  world’s  most respected and trusted international authority that monitors the production and refining process of gold and silver bullion. LBMA’s primary role is to manage the Good Delivery List which is today the international standard for the quality and assaying of gold and silver bars.