Jewellery Hallmark

Jewellery Hallmark

               What Sign One Should Check Before Purchasing Gold Jewellery?

               One must check hallmark before purchasing gold jewellery.                                          Hallmark consists of  five components, they are:

1.     BIS Standard Mark

2.     Purity Grade:

Gold Purity grade shows how pure the gold is:

Pure gold has 999 – 24 carat purity grade.

3.  Mark of Hallmarking Centre:

One must check for logo of hallmarking centre where the jewellery has been hallmarked.

4.     Year of Marking:

Alphabets represent the year of hallmarking of jewellery and are decided by BIS, for e.g. letter A denotes year 2000, similarly J for 2008, N for 2010, M for 2011, and N for 2012 etc.

5.     Jewelers Identification Mark:

Many jewelers keep their own identification mark as BIS certified jeweler.

Please ensure you look for jewellery showrooms selling BIS Hallmark jewelery.

Buy Hallmark Jewellery only. It assures the mark of purity.

Ask for cash memo or invoice which will help BIS to resolve complaints if any.