ABU DHABI (Commodity Online) : World's first Gold ATM started functioning at Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace Hotel.
The gold to go machine, developed by Germany's TG-Gold-Super-Markt, dispenses 24 carat one gram, five gram and 10 gram pieces of gold as well as coins bearing designs such as the Krugerrand, Maple Lea and Kangaroo.
A computer in the machine, itself gold-plated, constantly keeps prices in line with the firm's online store.
Gold rates are constantly updated inside the machine in the hotel's lobby, courtesy of a built-in computer connected to a dealer which sells gold online.
This eliminates the risk premiums usually associated with precious metal trading," the German company said.
Last May the company showcased a machine at Frankfurt railway station and claimed it would install 500 of them ATMs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
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