What is this item used for?

[marfred]

Hello,

I am new to this forum and new to silverware, but I should very much like to know what this little plate is used for of of what it is a part.
It is marked 830, no maker's mark. It is 9,5 cm wide and the rim is 1,5 cm high.
I would very much appreciate your suggestions, since it really puzzles me.

Marfred







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[2209patrick]

Hello Marfred.

I think the double-headed Eagle symbol is Russian.
Don't know what your plate was used for.

Pat.
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[marfred]

Hello Pat,

Thank you for the information that it might be Russian. I shall search the internet again.

Marfred
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[marfred]

Hello Pat and everybody else who is interested,

After searching the internet for the double-headed eagle I contacted a Cyprus jeweler/silversmith, and it appears that my silver plate is indeed made in Cyprus, not made in the traditional way of hammering the silver, but by stamping. It is just a decorative item.
I am very pleased that I now know the origin of the plate.

Thank you again for your suggestion.

Marfred
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[wolfgang]

Hi Marfred, the double headed eagle was already used before christ as crest and symbol, nowadays its used as crest of the monks republic on mount athos, greece - chalkidike and the greek orthodox church...
regards wolfgang
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