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Buy 99.9% pure and authentic Gold and Silver products easily on the SANU app anytime, from anywhere and from as low as ₦100.


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Honoring History. Building the Future

In many countries across West Africa, "SANU" means Gold in the native languages. The Bambara language spoken in Mali is an example of this, so is the Madinka language spoken in Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia. In Burkina Faso & Côte D’Ivoire, the word "SANU" also means gold in the Dioula language. The word "SANU" has a long history with the people of West Africa and it is from this history that we draw our name.

We are proud of what we are building

Industry-Grade Security Protocols

SANU is audited frequently by world-renowned companies in line with international standards. We pride ourselves on having international standard codes and processes to ensure the safety of your purchase.

Fractionized Gold & Silver

One SANU Gold (SNG) represents 20 grams of physical fine gold and One SANU Silver (SNS) represents 50 grams of physical fine silver.
Prices start from ₦100.

Vaulting & Holdings

SANU removes the headache of moving gold and silver from one place to another and secure storage including all the overhead of managing the bulk of precious metals. Secondly, Your precious metals are vaulted using the highest security standards in the industry.

Gold & Silver Marketplace

We list gold and silver products- cubes, coins and bars from refineries all over the world including but not limited to The Royal Mint, Nadir, and the first licensed gold refinery in Nigeria- The Kian Smith Refinery.

Global Currency Support

SANU also supports multiple currencies including but not limited to the Nigerian Naira, Euro, Indian rupees, South African Rand, Chinese Yuan, US Dollars, Egyptian Pound, Zambian Kwacha, Kenyan Shillings, UAE Dirhams, West African Franc (CFA) and more

Historical Value

Gold and Silver has remained one of the most popular and reliable ways to store value for centuries around the world. SANU gives the vehicle to make Gold and Silver more accessible and transparent in the modern age

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What is SANU?

SANU is a digital platform for the buying and selling of gold and silver fractions as well as physical gold and silver respectively. Sanu-GLD (SNG) and Sanu-SLV(SNS) which represent gold and silver respectively. A simplified explanation is that it is an app to have the convenience of gold and silver accounts. 

You can always see your balance and rest assured that there’s metal fully backing your purchase if you don’t collect it. If you choose to collect it, you pick the product options you want and arrange a pickup at a secure retail location

How can I sell my gold or silver on SANU?
  1. Please check that you have the latest version of the SANU Coin app. If not, kindly visit your app store and do so. Then proceed to (2) below. If yes, simply proceed to (2) below. If it is a gold or silver physical product, kindly email us at support@sanucoin.com with your expression of Interest to sell.
  2. Tap the "settings" button (the first one on the right at the button of your screen) and ensure that your bank details are updated and correct. This is the bank account to which we will transfer your funds when the withdrawal is complete.
  3. Tap the "swap" button- the middle one at the bottom of your app screen (also the same place you bought SANU gold or silver). 
  4. Tap "Purchase" and select "withdraw". The signs will reverse so that SANU gold or silver will be above and Naira will be below. The red button text also changes from "confirm swap" to "confirm withdrawal"
  5. Put in the amount of gold or silver you wish to sell, and the naira amount will reflect in the box below. Tap "confirm withdrawal" to proceed.
  6. In 1-5 working days, the funds will be credited to the bank account you provided in (2) above.

Please note:
Relevant charges may apply depending on the type of gold or silver you are selling.

It is important to state that SANU is not a financial exchange or a trading app, and thus, changing your gold or silver to and from Naira often is discouraged

Where can I collect the physical gold or silver?

Nigeria: In Nigeria, collection is available via any one of the following

  1. The SANU Store- 282 Akin Olugbade street Victoria Island Lagos
  2. The SANU pickup point- Obangioko, Musa Yar' Adua St, Victoria Island, Lagos 106104, Lagos
  3. Select Union Bank locations across Lagos, Abuja and Kano.
  4. For Gold Club members in Nigeria, collection is also available at our Safe Deposit Box partnership

Dubai: Retail outlets in the Gold Souk.

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Gold & Silver

Download SANU from the iOS or Andriod app stores.

282, Akin Olugbade Street, Victoria Island.
SANU is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Kian Smith Group- owners of the Kian Smith Refinery (licensed).

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SANU is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Kian Smith Group- owners of the Kian Smith Refinery (licensed).

All information contained on or available through this website is for general information purposes only and does not constitute trading and/or investment advice. Please note that certain products will be dependent on market availability. Bullion markets can be volatile and the value of Bullion may fluctuate depending on the market value. As such, buying or selling Bullion involve a degree of risk, which may make them unsuitable for certain persons. Before making any buying or selling decision, you may wish to seek advice from your financial, legal, tax and accounting advisers. You should carefully consider the risks associated with Bullion, taking into account your own individual financial needs and circumstances. Advice should be sought before any decision is made. The historic financial performance of Bullion is not indicative of and does not guarantee future financial performance.

All gold or silver held in SANU's vaults are insured. However, it is also important to note that Buying either *factionized gold or silver and/or physical gold or silver products are not regulated by either the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so the protections and/or insurnace offered by either bodies are not applicable.
*SANU Gold (SNG) or SANU Silver (SNS) are fractionized gold and silver.

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