What kind of spoon this is, how it was used, how to translate the inscription?

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What kind of spoon this is, how it was used, how to translate the inscription?

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Hello, please tell me what kind of spoon this is, how it was used, how to translate the inscription?
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Hi,

Please post a close-up image of the marks.

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I don’t think the spoon is as old as it seems to be (1511). Maybe a tourist souvenir? Anyway, its outlook is rather typical for the period. It is an ordinary table spoon or maybe a schnapps spoon (?). The text reads HELP OS DI HEILIGE TREI FOLDIG - HTD, being old Scadinavian (?), likely Danish and means something like HELP US THE HOLY TRINITY. The HTD is likely the owner’s (woman) initials where HT is the persons initials and D stand for DATTER (daughter). Sorry, my best shot, cannot do any better...Let's hope somebody else can tell you more.
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When enlarged enough it clearly shows the mark of David Andersen, Oslo, Norway (1888-1925).
830 S in front of it.
See here:
https://www.925-1000.com/david-andersen_marks.html

There are Scandinavian commemorative spoons of this shape made beginning 20th century; queen of Denmark and Norway was born in 1511. That`s all I can tell.
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dognose wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:02 am Hi,

Please post a close-up image of the marks.

Trev.
Norway, Oslo, the 1888-1925, David Andersen
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Qrt.S wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:42 am I don’t think the spoon is as old as it seems to be (1511). Maybe a tourist souvenir? Anyway, its outlook is rather typical for the period. It is an ordinary table spoon or maybe a schnapps spoon (?). The text reads HELP OS DI HEILIGE TREI FOLDIG - HTD, being old Scadinavian (?), likely Danish and means something like HELP US THE HOLY TRINITY. The HTD is likely the owner’s (woman) initials where HT is the persons initials and D stand for DATTER (daughter). Sorry, my best shot, cannot do any better...Let's hope somebody else can tell you more.
The spoon is definitely not old, it is Norway, Oslo, the 1888-1925, David Andersen. I suppose that perhaps a copy of some famous spoon of 1511, I would like to know more.
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AG2012 wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 5:12 am When enlarged enough it clearly shows the mark of David Andersen, Oslo, Norway (1888-1925).
830 S in front of it.
See here:
https://www.925-1000.com/david-andersen_marks.html

There are Scandinavian commemorative spoons of this shape made beginning 20th century; queen of Denmark and Norway was born in 1511. That`s all I can tell.
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Thanks for the help, I think so too, but I would like to know more precisely. Thanks for the help!
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What "precisely more" would you like to know? There is nothing more to tell. It is a relatively new Danish commemorative spoon, the maker is known, the text is translated....???
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