Guidance

Gold plated silver articles: guidance on description

Permitted descriptions for gold plated silver articles at point of sale in the UK.

• From: British Hallmarking Council
• Published: 15 April 2013
• Last updated: 18 December 2023 — See all updates

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Permitted descriptions for gold plated silver articles in the UK

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This guidance explains:

• how gold plated silver articles must be described to consumers
• how they should be hallmarked
• marks that are permitted
• the treatment of underweight articles

Published 15 April 2013
Last updated 18 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2023

   Introduction section reworded for clarity. Wording of final sentence in section 4 on underweight articles changed to add clarification on exemption.

2. 15 November 2016

   Updated guidance on the gold fineness description for gold plated silver articles (paragraph 3.2).

3. 15 April 2013

   First published.