Fake gold discs on eBay etc

I have received a lot of emails from people asking me about the authenticity of Gold discs on eBay. All the ones I saw were manufactured by companies that had nothing to do with Big Country or Mercury Records. Pictured here is the genuine article from my own collection. The Union Jack is embedded on the top left corner. To the bottom left is The Crossing cassette sleeve with Chromium Dioxide printed on it. On the right bottom corner is a plaque which reads. BPI certified sales award. Presented to ----- ------ to recognise the sales in the United Kingdom of more than 100,000 copies of the Mercury album "The Crossing" 1983. Also on the back is a small gold sticker which reads. Century Displays. 21 Berrylands road, Surbiton,Surrey, Tel 01-390 1012 .