Platinum Group Metals
The following elements make up the group known as Platinum Group Metals (PGM): ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum.
Platinum as a reference for exclusivity
- Platinum credit cards
- Platinum frequent flyer status
- Platinum record sales (1 million copies)
Platinum and Royalty
- In 700 BC, the daughter of the King of Thebes was buried in a magnificent sarcophagus decorated with gold and platinum hieroglyphics.
- Due to its rarity, platinum was declared the only metal fit for a king by King Louis XV of France in the 18th century.
- In the 19th century King Carlos IV of Spain commissioned a “Platinum Room” which featured platinum encrusted hardwood adornments.
- Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen Mother, was crowned at her coronation as Consort of King George VI with a platinum crown in 1937.
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