Can I find out where my gold jewellery was manufactured?

Depending on the country that your gold jewellery was purchased in you may be able to tell where the gold jewellery was manufactured from the hallmarking on the item.

Hallmarking is only a legal requirement in some countries, for example the United Kingdom.  In other countries hallmarking is done voluntarily, and in others is not carried out at all.  In countries where hallmarking is carried out, small symbols are made to the item which identifies information such as caratage, country of manufacture and company that manufactured it. 

The extent of the information available from the hallmark depends on the hallmarking standards of the country that the jewellery was purchased in.

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