a filigree rosary - probably portuguese

[natsuki]

Hello. I have a .835 silver rosary of Our Lady of Fatima, which has an assay mark that looks like a bird profile and another mark which may be a maker's mark. Could anyone identify them? Please help me out. Thanks a lot in advance.





Natsuki Hirokawa

[AG2012]

Hi,
Yes, it`s Portugal mark, more precisely Porto Assay office.
Take a look here:
http://www.925-1000.com/Fportugal1938.html
Regards

[natsuki]

Hello AG2012. Thank you very much for the information. Is the other the maker's mark?

Natsuki

[AG2012]

Current marks were used since 1986, meaning your rosary was made between 1938 - 1986.

On May 1st, 1986, was created the current Assay Offices Department of the Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office, incorporating the Lisbon and Oporto Assay Offices, with the later including a delegation in Gondomar, which remained with Decree-Law no. 170/99 of 19 May that transformed INCM into a corporation (SA) with state-owned capital only.

[natsuki]

Thank you very much for the information concerning the dating of the rosary. It helps much.

Natsuki

[AG2012]

Unfortunately, cannot recognize the maker`s mark.
Regards

[natsuki]

Thank you very much anyway. Have a good day.

Natsuki