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The 18-carat hallmarked debit cards will be personalized for account holders "who value high-quality luxury items that make a statement," the Mint said.
They have been developed by the Mint in conjunction with Mastercard and payments technology firm Accomplish Financial.
Mastercard said the cards are part of an account called Raris and will be engraved with the customer's name and signature.
The account benefits from limitless spending and zero foreign exchange or transaction fees. Customers will be able to manage their account via the Raris app.
"The Royal Mint is constantly innovating, and, as the UK's leading precious metals solutions provider, we are hugely excited to launch the solid gold Raris card in acknowledgement of growing consumer demands for unique and luxury payments cards," said Royal Mint CEO Anne Jessopp.
She added: "In association with Mastercard and Accomplish Financial, Raris - the first payment card manufactured by the Royal Mint - is a combination of over 1,100 years of Royal Mint craftsmanship with tomorrow's payment technology."
As part of the Mastercard World Elite package, the gold card holders will have additional benefits, including a dedicated concierge service and other travel benefits.
The new card is the "first payment card in the world to use source-traceable metals and to be certified under the Responsible Jewellery Council's Chain of Custody," the Mint said.
Reader Comments
Gold, ("Au," as in Aurora, the Golden Goddess of the Dawn) is the MOST malleable of metals and, as I recall, can be hammered into a foil one atom thick.
THEN the article references 18k...That ain't 'solid gold'. (I know that; my uncle was a gold miner.)*
R.C.
"Hell, " he'd say, "If that were true, I rekon that those buyers wouldn't mind my gold being 25% quartz!" **
** The second best man I've ever met, tho' he'd deny it, of course - defering rightly,*** to his Brother, my Pops; and wrongly, certainly, to himself as vis a vis humanity. A truly humble, GOOD MAN!
*** Perhaps. I ain't never been one to maintain that I'm 'God'.
{I guess that I should come up with a way to show I'm speaking, 'in character.' But I've got to go make some money playin' pool. (Ooops.. there I go agin'.)
RC
R.C.
real gold can be rubbed off onto your clothes if you try hard enough. Gold is soft.
This card is a solid gold amalgam. Probably with copper and nickel if I had to guess. Nickel for strength and copper to keep the gold color a tad more dark. You can see the copper color if you look. Almost like crappy Black hills gold.
Come to think of it... Where’s my wallet!?!?
Hahaha 😇
and the proud owner of 9 credit cards ; now I'm left with a single debit card and I can't spend any longer more than I make. Well, I had a good time but the party is over now.