Ingot of precious metal or of an alloy containing a precious metal, which has an mB weight, characterized in that the ingot (1) is divided into n x m small ingots (2,3) which in each case have a predetermined mk weight; n and m are in each case a natural number>; = 2 is and because there is a material union (8) between the immediately adjacent small ingots (2,3).Lingote de metal precioso o de una aleación que contiene un metal precioso, que tiene un peso mB, caracterizadoporque el lingote (1) se divide en n x m lingotes pequeños (2,3) que en cada caso tienen un peso mkpredeterminado; n y m son en cada caso un número natural >;= 2 es y porque hay una unión material (8) entre los lingotes pequeños inmediatamente contiguos (2,3).