Im grateful for your information and many thanks for taking the time to reply in great detail. This has now made things clear to me regarding the crown mark. Thank you for your time and trouble.
Many thanks for your reply, i will try to get a more clear picture of the date letter by tomorrow. You say that the crown was reserved for silver only, but could you tell me why that the crown apears on the ring along with the leopards head as well, this confuses me a little.
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