Card
The assay card travels with the bar
Serial, fineness, and the refiner’s mark. If the card and the bar disagree, the bar waits.
A 50 gram piece is small enough to sit in a palm and stubborn about its paperwork. These notes stay with the card, the stamp, and the counter light.
Serial, fineness, and the refiner’s mark. If the card and the bar disagree, the bar waits.
A clean face can still hide a soft edge. Counters look at the stamp, then the weight.
How a branch lays them side by side so the customer can read both cards without picking them up.