German Hallmarks - City Marks IV - Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks

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Silver Marks ~ Germany ~ Before 1886

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Assay marks for silver purity found on German and Prussian silver of the 18th & 19th centuries.

The Lot system divided silver into 16 parts
16/16 = pure silver • 15 lot =.937 14 lot =.875 13 lot =.812 12 lot =.750

German
Hallmarks
Post-1886

Individual City & Town marks were used until ca.1886

German City Marks
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The Arms of a city often reflected the imagery used in its town mark, where this was the case, an image of the city's arms is included for comparison.


	Posen City Mark Prussia Posen city marks with year numbers can be found as early as 1780 and as late as 1834. Earlier examples are without date or crown. Posen is now Poznan in Poland
	Prenzlau City Mark Brandenburg Eagle with helmet.
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	Kingdom of Prussia Tax mark, used between 1809 and 1812, initials stand for King Friedrich Wilhelm.
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	Kingdom of Prussia Tax mark, used between 1809 and 1812 to indicate object was tax exempt.
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	Rostock City Mark Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Late sixteenth through mid seventeenth century.
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	Saalfeld City Mark Thuringia
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	Saulgau City Mark Baden-Württemberg
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	Schleswig Mark Schleswig-Holstein Mark was sometimes included within the same cartouche as maker's mark. Schleswig is a border region that now includes parts of Denmark and Germany
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	Stade City Mark Lower Saxony Similar to Bremen, but the key has a Gothic cross handle
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	Stettin City Mark Prussia Now Szczecin, Poland, mark is crowned gryphon
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	Stolp in Pommern City Mark Prussia Now Stupsk, Poland
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	Stuttgart City Mark Baden-Württemberg The rearing horse was used in the 16th & 17th centuries. From the 18th through late 19th century, it evolved into a running horse and acquired a letter (indicating assayer) below his belly.

	Ulm City Mark Baden-Württemberg Variations on this shield were used from the 16th through late 19th century. Sometimes without the rabbit ears at the top.
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	Weimar City Mark Thuringia This may or may not be for Weimar, other possibilities are: Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Hannover and early Luneburg.
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	Wertheim City Mark Baden-Württemberg Variations on this mark from the 17th century onwards.
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	Worms City Mark Rhineland-Palatinate Standard number used from late 18th C., earlier versions show only key, usually in vertical position with handle down, teeth up.
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	Zwickau City Mark Saxony
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	Zerbst City Mark Saxony-Anhalt

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Related Pages at 925-1000.com:
German Hallmarks after-1886
Hanau Pseudo-Marks
Hamburg Makers' Marks
World Hallmarks
British Hallmarks Explained
Dutch Hallmarks
French Hallmarks
Austrian Hallmarks
Swedish Hallmarks
Finnish Hallmarks
Norwegian Makers
David-Andersen Marks
Georg Jensen Marks
Mexican Silver Marks

Thanks to forum members "Bahner" & "blakstone" for providing additional information on a number of these marks.

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