Dealer's Notice

Under the Hallmarking Act 1973, any item sold as wholly or partly made of silver, gold, platinum or palladium must be hallmarked, unless exempt. A hallmark consists of a maker's or sponsor's mark, a metal and fineness (purity) mark and an assay office town mark.

If an item in the Echoes shop is not hallmarked but displays marks these will be detailed in the listing for the purpose of describing that item. This applies to marks made inside and outside of the UK.

It is a requirement of the Act that all dealers supplying precious metal jewellery (or other items made of precious metal) display a notice explaining hallmarks. This is displayed below.