BIG HAMMERED SILVER JAR
ABOUT 17.55 INCHES X 17.55 INCHES
WEIGHT : ABOUT 10.40 POUNDS
ITALY - CITY OF FLORENCE AFTER 1968
800 THOUSANDTH
The Laws 30 January 1968 (Legge 30 gennaio 1968 n. 46) and 30 December 1970 n. 1496 (D.P.R. 30 Dicembre 1970 n. 1496) introduced new hallmarks for silver and precious metals. The mark was modified to a polygogonal shape and a star was added on the left. Numbers and Province letter were maintained. Purity degree 925, 835 and 800 per thousand were allowed and inscribed into an oval outlined mark. This system is still in use in present days.