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Good evening.
Excellence experts, tell me please: who punch the mark "half moon and a crown " on silver items? The maker or state assay office?
Best reg..

I am not an Expert about silver after 1888, but there is a little artikle in wikipedia
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feingehaltstempel" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

it is very often the maker - who punch the mark

Hi Theodrich,

If the maker is allowed to punch the Standard German Guarantee mark, who checks the minimal standard, is there no German Assay office involved?


Regards,
Oel

Hi, All.

Many thanks for answers. If maker punches the mark of " half moon and a crown", If it is a part of maker's mark, what assay office does?))
Other question, please. What interval (+/-) of silver thinness is supposed in German silver 800?

Best Reg..

Hi Dad,

To my knowledge; Crown and Crescent Moon national standard mark for overall minimum 800 fineness and higher fineness indicated with; 835, 900, 925 or 935. Indications only and not guaranteed by the national standard mark because the national standard mark guarantees only a minimum of 800 fineness.

Regards,

Oel

Hi Dad -

on January 1st 1888 for whole Germany standard marks were introduced. From this time on objects are marked like the following:
1) mark of the registered maker
2) fineness in numbers (1/1000)
3) crown and crescent moon (the marking was done by the maker himself if the silver content was higher than 800/1000)

Regards
Zolotnik