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Finnish hallmarks
Finland dates its work with a letter and number system similar to Sweden's, and uses the letter H for silver, which is the fastest way to recognise a Finnish piece.
- Marking since
- 1810
- Gives a year
- Yes
How the system works
A crowned heart shaped national mark, a town mark, a maker's mark, a fineness figure followed by H for hopea, meaning silver, and a date letter.
The marks
| Mark | What it means |
|---|---|
| Crowned heart | The Finnish national mark. |
The standards
| Figure or mark | Fineness and use |
|---|---|
| 813H | A characteristically Finnish silver standard. |
| 830H | The common Finnish silver standard. |
| 925H | Sterling. |
Dating a finnish piece
By date letter against the Finnish cycle table. As with Sweden, we do not reproduce the table because the cost of a misread letter is a whole cycle.
Where people go wrong
- 813H is a distinctively Finnish standard and is a strong indicator of origin on its own.
- Finland was part of the Russian Empire until 1917, and Finnish work of that period can carry Russian marks as well.
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