Ah, that makes sense. I didn't think it was any older because the design is contemporary and my memory (I realize now) is bad for dates. :) Thank you very much for your input.
My grandmother gave me this sterling ingot pendant over 30yrs. ago (from Scotland). In checking the marks, I noticed peculiar discrepancies. The leopard's head has a mustache, the lion rampart is head facing forward not looking towards and the date mark is missing the slash through it which would ma...