Hallmarking

What is Hallmarking?

A hallmark is a set of stamped marks applied by the Assay Office to precious metals, including Silver and Gold. Items bearing a hallmark mean that they have been independently tested and confirmed that they conform to all legal standards of purity. The hallmark also shows you where the piece was hallmarked, what metal the item is made from, who made the item and the year it was made.

In the UK, all precious metal jewellery items over a certain weight legally require hallmarking, including:

Gold items weighing 1.0g and over

Sterling Silver items weighing 7.78g and over.

The video below provides further information on hallmarking.

You can also find out more about hallmarking here.

Is aujune jewellery hallmarked?

All of my jewellery is hallmarked by the London Assay Office according to the current UK hallmarking regulations. This means that all of my Sterling Silver pieces weighing 7.78g and over and all of my 9ct Gold pieces weighing 1.0g and over are hallmarked with the full UK hallmark.

I note on each product listing whether the item is hallmarked or not.

If there is an item that I do not currently hallmark as standard that you would like hallmarking, I can organise this for you - I would just need to pass the hallmarking cost onto you. Please email me on hello@aujune.com if you would like to discuss this.