The History of BVMI

Bundesverband Musikindustrie - 
Federal Music Industry Association - 
BVMI

BVMI, with headquarters in Berlin, certifies Gold and Platinum awards.  As of 2014, BVMI has issued Diamond certification as well.

Album Certification
Gold - 100,000
3x Gold - 300,000
5x Gold - 500,000

Platinum - 200,000
2x Platinum - 400,000
3x Platinum, - 600,000

Diamond - 750,000

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Single Certification 
Gold - 200,000
3x Gold - 600,000
(No record for 5x Gold)

Platinum - 400,000
2x Platinum - 800,000
3x Platinum - 1,200,000

Diamond - 1,000,000

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Video Certification 
Gold - 25,000
Platinum - 50,000 

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Jazz Single/Album Certification
Gold - 10,000
Platinum - 20,000

(Source - Wikipedia)

My take away -
The RIAA in United States music sets the gold standard for certification.  The RIAJ in Japan is nearly the eastern hemisphere equivalent for its strict certification standards.  Germany now sets an impressive standard for European certification and one to truly beat.