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# What Are Global Gold Bars?

A Global Gold Bar is a physical gold bar held by an approved Global Gold Reserve Partner and registered into the Global Gold Protocol.<br>

Each bar is:

* Individually serialized
* Verified for weight and purity
* Stored in a specific vault and jurisdiction
* Digitally represented on-chain via a Conditional Claim NFT<br>

The protocol does not pool gold, rehypothecate assets, or issue synthetic exposure. Every Global Gold Bar exists as a discrete unit with a verifiable lifecycle from vault registration through redemption.