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Angela Godden
24th August 2009 15:37

Palladium Hallmark News

 

The news we have all been waiting for. Palladium now officially has its own hallmark, this will be compulsary from the 1st January 2010.

The below announcement can be found on the goldsmiths website:

'London – July 23, 2009. The UK Hallmarking Act has now been amended by Parliament to incorporate palladium as a metal which requires hallmarking. Having finally received official recognition as a precious metal in its own right, compulsory hallmarking of palladium items weighing 1g or over will come into effect as of January 1, 2010.

The first item of palladium to be hallmarked by the Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office London with the new palladium hallmark is a dish made by London based platinumsmith Tom John (Tom John works mainly in platinum). The dish which measures 100mm in diameter bears a striking chased and raised leopard's head in its centre, the leopard's head being the country's oldest hallmark and the symbol of the Assay Office London.

Dr Robert Organ, Deputy Warden of the Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office London said: 'We are delighted to have officially hallmarked the first item of palladium in London with its new mark and Tom John's attractive dish will be added to the Company's collection to be preserved for posterity.'

Angela

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