Providing Education and Resources for a Better Understanding and Recognition of Precious Metal Hallmarks Worldwide
The Hallmark Research Institute
is pleased to present
World Hallmarks
Volume II
Asia, Middle East, Africa
The New Comprehensive Reference on
Gold, Silver, Platinum,and Palladium Hallmarks
From Around the Globe!
Providing unprecedented access to regions practicing
precious metal hallmarking, including
Eurasia, Arabian Gulf Nations,
North Africa and more!
Also included is the reporting on the marking practices
of the non hallmarking countries of the
United
States of America,
Canada,
China,
Mexico,
and Australia.
View the Table of Contents in PDF
Covering Hallmarks on
From Around the World
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Designed as a complement to Volume I, which covered Europe, Volume II presents information on other hallmarking countries around the globe. These foreign hallmarks provide instructional examples demonstrate how to identify thousands of hallmarks. Insight to the methodologies used by hallmarking countries provide a broader reference base for recognizing hallmarks worldwide. This second volume in the World Hallmarks book series is the culmination of years of collaborative work devoted to investigating and reporting on the precious metal hallmarking practices of countries outside of Europe.
Together, Volumes I & II cover marks from over 90 countries with more specific gold, silver, platinum and palladium mark information than in any other publications available to date.
ISBN 0979762855, 9780979762857, ASIN 0979762820
World
Hallmarks
Volume II
Asia, Middle East, Africa
$228 USD
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What is a Hallmark?
Hallmarks are symbols stamped or laser inscribed on precious metal reflecting the results of the independent
metal testing imposed by hallmarking
countries
to
convey the precious metal purity of that item as well as the country of origin, metal type, and often more.
Hallmarks are
NOT marks of fineness placed there by the maker and/or their trademark.
The United States does not have a
hallmarking system
in place, it does not require the independent testing of precious metals, and it does not have strict regulations on marking.
Use of the word 'hallmarks or hallmarking' for any marks on precious metals other than those representing regulated purity testing in national standardized marking methodology is a misuse of the term and to be considered misleading.
The World Hallmarks book series focus on the unique hallmarks found in hallmarking countries around the world.
Hallmark Research Institute'sHallmark Resource Data Repository (HRDR)
The Complete and Remaining Bibliography
Supplement for Volume II
The Bibliography included in the physical Volume II publications is limited to the books accessed for the research of this publication. The extended bibliography with citations, documents, links, articles to be noted remains incomplete due to loss of the hard copy records lost in a natural disaster that destroyed the Los Angeles HRI Office.
The HRI Library has been re-amassed
Any specific queries regarding source, credits, or citations, please email us. Be specific regarding the dialog in question. Send all queries through the questions page.
Early Feedback on Volume II...
THANK YOU for taking the time to email with such enthusiasm!
Another heroic endeavor! Thank you for making the variants and alternates so clear.
Nancy Martin
Congratulations on a fantastic book!
My copy arrived today and is all I hoped it would be and much more! An excellent addition to the first volume but more importantly a stand-alone volume on areas not touched on in the English language. The information contained is comprehensive, easy to read and covers most marks I see in my day job as an appraiser as well as covering some queries I get in my other role as curator at the Birmingham Assay Office. To my mind if you do not have access to both these volumes you have no right to call yourself an appraiser!
Keep up the good work and please stay in touch with any other information of forthcoming publications or talks in the U.K.
Kindest regards
Craig O’Donnell
The 2nd Volume is great, I am really enjoying reading the book. I must congratulate you and your team for the effort put in compiling the information.
Regards Amit Kapoor
When I think of the time, patience, and insane attention to detail that went into every single page of the book, I am absolutely stunned. And I can't help but think that people who handle precious metal items from those parts of the world will be completely beside themselves, finally having all this information in one place, presented so clearly.
Martha Trachtenberg
Moderator of the SilverForum
Former Assistant Editor of Modernsilver.com
World Hallmarks books can also be purchased
through the following venues...
Scriptum Art
Netherlands
National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
(NAJA members only), USA
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