Guidance

Hallmarking guidance notes

Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.

From:
British Hallmarking Council
Published
12 July 2013
Last updated
30 December 2022 — See all updates

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Hallmarking: practical guidance - summary

Hallmarking: practical guidance

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An explanation of why precious metal articles are hallmarked and the standards for hallmarking precious metal. The official symbols, including sponsor’s or maker’s mark and the metal and fineness (purity) marks are also published in this guide.

Published 12 July 2013
Last updated 30 December 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated version of Hallmarking practical guidance published.

  2. Updated guidance on the gold fineness description for gold plated silver articles (page 10).

  3. Guidance updated to include information on hallmarking Mokume Gane articles containing precious metals.

  4. added Providing better information and protection for consumers policy tag

  5. First published.

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