Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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In the late 18th Century, Polish lands were divided amongst the superpowers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Hallmarking for each section fell under the systems of the ruling empires. Following World War I, an independent state of Poland came into existence for the first time in 123 years and a national system of hallmarking was legislated in 1920. |
| After 1920 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 .940 silver |
 .875 silver |
 .800 silver | |
| After 1963 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 .916 silver |
 .875 silver |
 .800 silver |
 .750 silver |
| 1986 - Present | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 .925 silver |
 .875 silver |
 .830 silver |
 .800 silver |
| In 2005, Poland was ratified as a Member of the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (the Hallmarking Convention) | |||
| Re-marking on Silver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 1920 - 1963 |
 1963 - present | ||
| A | Bialystok | B | Bydgoszcz | G | Gdansk | H | Chorzów | K | Krakow | |||
| L | Lódz | P | Poznan | V | Wrochaw | W | Warsaw | Z | Czestochowa | |||
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