Bank of England Museum Unveils £1.2 Million Gold Bar to Visitors

The Bank of England Museum offers visitors an unprecedented glimpse into global wealth by allowing them to handle a £1.2 million gold bar.

The bar, weighing 13 kilograms, is just one of approximately 400,000 gold bars stored in the museum's subterranean vaults beneath its floor.

The Bank of England was founded in 1694 by King William III and Queen Mary II to fund a war against France and has since evolved into the heavily regulated bedrock of the modern British economy.