Hello, I have just been doing a bit of research on a Portugal “guild” 833 mark using the world silver marks section. I just need a bit of guidance as it shows my 833 mark being used from 1938 but that the “present Portugal assay marks” do not use 833 parts silver. When in fact did “present” start and when did 833 stop being used. Checking a few posts I think it may be 1984? I assume, this question has been asked by others before, but even the world silver standards section does not give dates.
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Fishless
Dates for the Portugal 833 silver standard?
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Essexboy Fisher
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Re: Dates for the Portugal 833 silver standard?
Hi Fishless,
Portugal 1887 to date.
From 1640 to 1910, the Kingdom of Portugal was ruled by the monarchs of the Braganza dynasty. The hallmarks of Portugal used throughout the 17th, 18th, and most of the 19th centuries were stylistically similar to those used in France and Germany, during the same time period. In 1887, Portugal overhauled this old (guild) hallmarking system and established a very extensive but orderly series of new hallmarks. After the revolutionary overthrow of the monarchy in 1910 only major hallmark revisions in the years 1937 and 1938, when some of the assaying and hallmarking procedures were simplified. In 1984 the hallmarks went through a major revision.
1887-1984 domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 916
2nd standard 833
3rd standard 800 (non —jewelry, on clocks and watch-cases, eyeglass frames and similar items)
4th standard 750 transitional used 1887- 1903
Silver export standard used 1887-1984; minimum 800 only
1985-1998 domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 925
2nd standard 835
Silver export minimum standards used 1985-1998(hallmarking Convention);
1st standard 925
2nd standard 830
3rd standard 800
1998-present domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 999
2nd standard 925
3rd standard 835
4th standard 830
5th standard 800
Reference World Hallmarks Volume I Europe 19th to 21st Centuries
Oel.
Portugal 1887 to date.
From 1640 to 1910, the Kingdom of Portugal was ruled by the monarchs of the Braganza dynasty. The hallmarks of Portugal used throughout the 17th, 18th, and most of the 19th centuries were stylistically similar to those used in France and Germany, during the same time period. In 1887, Portugal overhauled this old (guild) hallmarking system and established a very extensive but orderly series of new hallmarks. After the revolutionary overthrow of the monarchy in 1910 only major hallmark revisions in the years 1937 and 1938, when some of the assaying and hallmarking procedures were simplified. In 1984 the hallmarks went through a major revision.
1887-1984 domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 916
2nd standard 833
3rd standard 800 (non —jewelry, on clocks and watch-cases, eyeglass frames and similar items)
4th standard 750 transitional used 1887- 1903
Silver export standard used 1887-1984; minimum 800 only
1985-1998 domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 925
2nd standard 835
Silver export minimum standards used 1985-1998(hallmarking Convention);
1st standard 925
2nd standard 830
3rd standard 800
1998-present domestic silver minimum;
1st standard 999
2nd standard 925
3rd standard 835
4th standard 830
5th standard 800
Reference World Hallmarks Volume I Europe 19th to 21st Centuries
Oel.
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Essexboy Fisher
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Re: Dates for the Portugal 833 silver standard?
Thank you Oel for so quick a reply and this extra huge database. I hope it will be easily found for other silver “searchers”. There is a huge amount of information all over the forum and the web site but is often hard to know where to look for that little bit you really want.
Thanks again
Fishless
Thanks again
Fishless