ZestRiddler

Reply from Heraeus directly: "Thank you for your message and congratulations on the purchase of your Heraeus gold bar. Mr. Marsan is the successor of Mr. Ruffoni - so everything is ok." So all is in perfect, shiny order!

Reply from BullionByPost, in case anyone wonders:

Thanks for your answer and help. I just wrote an email to both Heraeus and a retailer asking for more info regarding assayers' names on Heraeus products. Will update here once I know more.

Hello everyone from Ireland! I am relatively new to the gold & silver fever (started this year), but already addicted and stacking happily. I've just received this Heraeus 20g standard gold ingot from a well-known and (as far as my research go) reputable European online dealer (bullionbypost) and it looks all shiny and legit, but what made me wonder is the Certified assayer mentioned at the back of the case. On every image available online the certified assayer for Heraeus bars is called RUFFONI, but mine's called MARSAN (if I read the font correctly). I know it's probably me being over-cautious, but is everything ok with my new little friend? Do you know any other certified assayers that are mentioned on the case for Heraeus products? Thank you and have a lovely day!