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Platinum

Platinum

Platinum is the rarest of the precious metal and is used in jewellery - usually as a 90-95% alloy - for its inertness and shine. Platinum is highly appreciated for its unique properties as it neither tarnishes nor wears out. It is heavier and harder than gold and is the most rare of the precious metals, with two major regions providing the world's platinum: South Africa and Siberia.
Discovered much later than gold and silver, platinum was only recognized in the eighteenth century. The frame of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, manufactured for her Coronation as Consort of King George VI, is made of platinum. It was the first British crown to be made of this particular metal.

Platinum, along with diamonds, is an extreme symbol of exclusivity.