Indian gold and Diwali meet in one small product at PGS Gold & Coin: a 1 gram minted bar from The Perth Mint. The current listing describes it as 99.99% pure gold, with a design of Lakshmi, and ties that design to Diwali. This guide explains what that means, what the listing actually states, and how to read the page before you buy. It is not a guide to gold investing, and it does not promise a return.
If you already know you want this bar, start with the product page and confirm the live price before you order. Call PGS Gold & Coin at (888) 416-2701.
View the Lakshmi 1 Gram Gold Minted Bar from PGS Gold & Coin. Open the product page from the link in the closing section and confirm the live price before you order.
A live search of the PGS site on October 26, 2026 found no blog post about Indian gold, Diwali, Deepavali, or Lakshmi. The published guides on how to buy gold bullion and how to compare gold bullion offers cover buying and selling in general. This page stays on the festival bar and the facts printed on its listing.
What Indian Gold and Diwali Mean on This Bar
Diwali, also written Deepavali or Deepawali, is widely described as a festival of lights. India’s official Incredible India page calls it a five-day celebration and says it marks the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. The same page says many families mark Lakshmi puja on the third day and seek blessings associated with wealth and success. Time and Date describes Diwali and Deepavali as names for the same festival of lights, and notes that customs differ by community and region.
That is the careful version. Not every household observes the same days, the same foods, or the same gifts. Some families give sweets. Some buy metal, clothes, or household goods. Some do none of those things. A gold bar with a Lakshmi design can be a gift that fits the season for some buyers. It is not a required Diwali purchase, and it does not stand in for a religious observance.
Lakshmi is widely described as a goddess associated with wealth, fortune, and prosperity. The Perth Mint’s own product page says its 1 gram bar carries a minted image of Lakshmi seated on a lotus, with coins rising from a bowl, plus the mint’s “P” mintmark. The PGS listing uses the same idea in shorter form: an elegant design of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, on a 1 gram bar that celebrates Diwali.
The phrase “Indian gold” on this page means gold chosen for an Indian festival context. It does not mean the bar was minted in India, and it does not mean every Indian buyer wants this design. The Perth Mint is in Western Australia. The cultural link is the design and the festival the maker and the PGS listing both name.
What the PGS Listing Actually Says
The product page for the Lakshmi 1 Gram Gold Minted Bar was live on October 26, 2026. The table below lists facts printed there, not estimates. Read each row as a check, not as a price quote.
| Listing fact. | What the page says. | What it does not say. |
|---|---|---|
| Maker. | The Perth Mint. | It does not say the bar was minted in India. |
| Form and weight. | Minted bar, 1 gram (0.0322 troy ounce). | It is not a 1 ounce bar or a coin. |
| Purity. | 99.99% pure gold, also written as .9999 fine gold. | A listing line is not a lab report you hold in hand. |
| Design. | Lakshmi, described as the goddess of wealth, seated atop lotus flowers. | It does not describe every custom tied to that image. |
| Packaging. | Tamper-evident packaging for authenticity and security. | Opened or damaged packaging can change how a buyer sees it. |
| SKU and category. | SKU 32733, under Gold Bars. | A SKU confirms the catalog item, not a future price. |
| Stock note. | The page showed an in-stock style note and a ships-after-cleared-payment line. | Stock and price can change after you leave the page. |
The Perth Mint page adds detail the PGS listing summarizes. It lists minimum gross weight of 1.000 gram, gold content of 0.032 troy ounce, fineness of 99.99%, length 15.60 mm, width 9.10 mm, and maximum thickness 1.30 mm. It also describes a micro-laser letter on the reverse that is meant to be seen under a magnifying glass, and a card that shows VOID around the blister edge if the pack is opened. The reverse carries the mint’s swan mark, which the mint identifies as its London Bullion Market Association registered mark, plus weight and fineness on a floral ground. The card is described as red, with lotus motifs and an illustration of Lakshmi. Designer credit on that page is Sean Rogers.
Use the PGS page for the item PGS is selling, including the price shown at the moment you look. Use the mint page when you want the maker’s description of the design and the security features. If the two pages ever disagree on a number, ask PGS which figure applies to the bar in stock before you pay.
How This Bar Differs From a Generic Gold Purchase
A 1 gram bar is a small piece of metal. One troy ounce is 31.1035 grams, so 1 gram is about 0.032 troy ounce, which matches the listing’s 0.0322 figure. People sometimes expect a 1 gram bar to feel like a standard bullion coin. It will not. It is closer to a small gift bar than to a 1 ounce Eagle, Buffalo, or Maple Leaf.
Premium is the gap between the bar’s gold-content value and the price on the product page. Small bars usually carry a higher premium per gram than large bars, because minting, carding, and handling cost money on every piece. This guide will not quote a dollar premium. The live page shows a price and a volume table, and both can move. Read the price on the page the day you buy, and do not treat an older screenshot as the offer.
Purity on the listing is 99.99%, or .9999. That is a statement about this minted bar. It is not a statement about Indian bridal jewelry, temple gold, gold coins from another mint, or scrap gold. Jewelry can be a different karat, can include stones, and can be valued for design as well as metal. If you want to sell jewelry or compare a cash offer, use the PGS selling guides instead of this page.
The listing also calls the bar a meaningful investment and mentions a hedge against inflation. Those are marketing lines on a product page. They are not a forecast. Gold prices move both ways. A 1 gram bar will not track the headline ounce price dollar for dollar after premiums, spreads, and selling costs. Do not buy it because a sentence on a product page sounds like a promise of profit.
A Careful Way to Read Festival Gold
Gold shows up in many Indian celebrations, and Diwali is one of the seasons when some buyers look for a small gold gift. The safe way to write about that is to stay with what a named source says, and to leave room for families who do something else.
- Incredible India describes five days, names Dhanteras as a first-day market custom tied to prosperity, and places Lakshmi puja on the third day.
- The same source says the festival is celebrated across India and gives Sunday, November 8, 2026 as the date on its page.
- Time and Date also lists Sunday, November 8, 2026 for Diwali and Deepavali in India, calls it a gazetted public holiday, and says regional lunar calendars can put celebrations on different dates. It specifically notes that Deepavali in Tamil Nadu follows the Tamil month of Aipasi.
- Neither source says that a Perth Mint bar is part of the ritual. The bar is a modern minted product that uses the festival and Lakshmi as its theme.
If you are buying for a family that keeps a specific tradition, ask them what they actually want. A 1 gram bar can be easy to wrap and easy to recognize. It can also be the wrong gift if they expected jewelry, sweets, or nothing material at all. The design is specific. The custom is not universal.
What to Check Before You Buy the Lakshmi Bar
Work down this list on the live product page. Stop if a line you care about is missing, and call before you check out.
- Confirm the title is Lakshmi 1 Gram Gold Minted Bar and the brand line says The Perth Mint.
- Confirm the metal line: 1 gram, 0.0322 troy ounce, .9999 fine gold.
- Read the price and the volume table on that visit. Card and wire prices on the page are not the same, and both can change.
- Read the stock and shipping line. The October 26 page said the bar was in stock and referred to shipping within one business day of cleared payment. Recheck that sentence on the day you buy.
- Note the payment rule printed on the page: card or PayPal under $5,000, and wire or check at $5,000 and above.
- Plan to keep the card sealed if the tamper-evident pack matters to you. The mint says a forced card shows VOID around the blister edge.
- If you want the smaller security mark, ask for the mint’s description of the micro-laser letter. It is meant to be read with a magnifying glass, not with the naked eye.
PGS prints a phone number on the product page and on the contact page: (888) 416-2701. Use it if the price, stock line, or payment rule is unclear. A phone call does not freeze the price. It only lets you ask what the page means that day. Write down the answer next to the SKU so you can compare it with the cart.
What This Bar Does Not Promise
Keep these limits in view so the festival theme does not slide into a claim the metal cannot support.
- No return is promised. Past gold prices are not a preview of the next festival, the next year, or the next week.
- No availability is promised beyond the stock line you see. A seasonal bar can sell through.
- Purity in this article is only the purity the listing and the mint page state for this bar. It is not a test of any other gold you own.
- The bar is not a coin grade, not a jewelry appraisal, and not a substitute for a written appraisal. A written appraisal is a separate paid service.
- The PGS seller evaluation is free and comes with no obligation to sell. That evaluation is for items you might sell to PGS. It is not included as a feature of this bar, and it is not the same thing as a formal written appraisal.
If you later want to sell a small bar, condition and packaging matter to many buyers. A sealed card is easier to describe than a loose gram with no mint pack. That is a resale practicality, not a guarantee of what anyone will pay.
How to Use the PGS Gold Pages Around This One
This article answers a narrow question: what the Lakshmi 1 gram bar is, and how Diwali and Lakshmi show up on it. Other PGS pages answer different questions.
- New to buying metal in general: start with How to Buy Gold Bullion, then come back here for this design.
- Comparing a sale, not a festival gift: use Sell Gold Bullion: Compare Offers With Confidence.
- Browsing other bars and coins: the gold shop is the catalog, not a festival guide.
- A question about stock, payment, or a store visit: the contact page lists (888) 416-2701.
You do not need those pages to understand this bar. They are there so this article does not pretend to be a full bullion course. Come back to the product page when you are ready to check the live offer.
A Simple Gift and Buying Decision.
Choose the Lakshmi 1 gram bar if you want a small, named piece of .9999 gold with this Diwali theme. The live page should still show the maker, the weight, and the purity above. Skip it if you need a large amount of metal at a low premium per gram, or if the recipient does not want a religious design. Skip it if you are looking for a price prediction. This page cannot give you one, and the product page should not be read as one either.
When the listing matches what you want, the next step is the product page itself. Open the Lakshmi 1 Gram Gold Minted Bar product page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Lakshmi bar Indian gold from India?
The PGS listing and The Perth Mint both describe a bar minted by The Perth Mint, which is in Australia. “Indian gold” here means a Diwali and Lakshmi theme, not an Indian mint.
Does Diwali always fall on November 8?
No. Incredible India and Time and Date both list Sunday, November 8, 2026 for the 2026 observance they describe. The date moves every year, and some regions follow a different local calendar.
Is 99.99% the same claim as .9999?
On this listing, yes. The page says 99.99% pure gold and .9999 fine gold for the same 1 gram bar. That claim belongs to this product, not to every gold item in a household.
Will this bar match the gold ounce price?
No. It contains about 0.0322 troy ounce of gold, and the price on the page includes more than the metal. Premiums, payment method, and later selling costs all sit between this bar and a headline ounce quote.
Can I treat the product page as investment advice?
No. Festival language and the words “investment” or “hedge” on a product page are not a forecast and not a recommendation. Decide from the weight, purity, price, and whether you want the design.
