A bar made of noble metal or of an alloy having a noble metal with a mass mB is divided into n x m small bars 2,3, each of which has a specified mass mk, wherein both n and m are a natural number ≥ 2, and a material connection (8) is present between the directly adjacent small bars (2,3). A further bar is connected to a backing (13) on which the small bars are removably attached. A method for producing the bar consists in dividing same while retaining a material connection or arranging on a backing.
