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BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:07 am
by jonfl
Good morning
Could you explain to me what the marks on this glass of Russian vodka mean.
Thank you so much
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Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:19 am
by AG2012
Soviet Moscow Jewelry Factory 1968.
Regards

Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:55 am
by jonfl
Could someone tell me what the MI08 mark means in a rectangle and the M mark, the star and the hammer and sickle and 875
Thank you

Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:37 am
by AG2012
It is МЮ8 (Ю being one of the letters of the Russian alphabet).
МЮ is the abbreviation for Московская ювелирная фабрика (Moscow jewelry factory).
Numeral 8 after МЮ is date code for 1968.
(1958 had the same date code but the state official mark was worker`s head in profile and hammer).

Star mark with sickle and hammer inside was introduced on May 7th 1958.
On the left is letter M for Moscow assay office.
875 is the silver fineness of 87.5% pure silver in the alloy.

I think everything is clear now.

Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:46 am
by jonfl
THANKS A LOT

Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:36 am
by AG2012
There is something confusing here (at least for me). The engraved date is 2.I 59. (January 2nd, 1959).
Why would someone engrave this date on 1968 cup ? It could be 1958,i.e. made after May 7th 1958 when new star mark was introduced.
The engraved lettering looks Latin, another mystery for me, possibly engraved outside Soviet Union or in one of the republics where Latin alphabet was used.

Re: BRANDS ON GLASS OF RUSSIAN VODKA

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:05 am
by Dad
Yes. It's 1958.

Lettering in Latvian. "In memory from Virgita and Gara"