India Post extends special discount for gold coins

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India Post has extended a very special festive discount offer on the occasion of Diwali to every customer who buys a gold coin from a Post Office, upto December 31, 2012. India Post is offering the special discount of 7% on gold coins of any denomination purchased through the post office during the period from October 8 to December 31, 2012, an official press release said. Gold coins are available with India Post Logo in tamper proof packaging along with certification by internationally recognized Assayers in the denominations of 0.5g, 1g, 5g, 8g, 10g, 20g and 50g of 24 carat with 99.99% purity.