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    Unlike British hallmarking which guarantees the purity of gold jewelry, Indian gold jewelry is not required to be hallmarked, so consumers have no assurance of the actual gold content. To provide more certainty, the Bureau of Indian Standards introduced a voluntary hallmarking scheme in 2000. The BIS hallmark includes logos indicating purity level, assaying center, year of marking, and jeweler's identification to authenticate the gold content and source. The hallmark gives consumers confidence that a piece of jewelry contains the correct amount of gold claimed by the jeweler.

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    Unlike British hallmarking which guarantees the purity of gold jewelry, Indian gold jewelry is not required to be hallmarked, so consumers have no assurance of the actual gold content. To provide more certainty, the Bureau of Indian Standards introduced a voluntary hallmarking scheme in 2000. The BIS hallmark includes logos indicating purity level, assaying center, year of marking, and jeweler's identification to authenticate the gold content and source. The hallmark gives consumers confidence that a piece of jewelry contains the correct amount of gold claimed by the jeweler.

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    Unlike British hallmarking which guarantees the purity of gold jewelry, Indian gold jewelry is not required to be hallmarked, so consumers have no assurance of the actual gold content. To provide more certainty, the Bureau of Indian Standards introduced a voluntary hallmarking scheme in 2000. The BIS hallmark includes logos indicating purity level, assaying center, year of marking, and jeweler's identification to authenticate the gold content and source. The hallmark gives consumers confidence that a piece of jewelry contains the correct amount of gold claimed by the jeweler.

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    Unlike British hallmarking which guarantees the purity of gold jewelry, Indian gold jewelry is not required to be hallmarked, so consumers have no assurance of the actual gold content. To provide more certainty, the Bureau of Indian Standards introduced a voluntary hallmarking scheme in 2000. The BIS hallmark includes logos indicating purity level, assaying center, year of marking, and jeweler's identification to authenticate the gold content and source. The hallmark gives consumers confidence that a piece of jewelry contains the correct amount of gold claimed by the jeweler.

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    Indian Gold Hallmarks

    Unlike British hallmarking (which is mandatory for all items of gold jewellery weighting more than 1g), gold jewellery made in India does not have to be hallmarked or assayed. For the consumer, there is therefore no guarantee that an item purchased contains the correct quantity of gold, or infact is gold at all! Occasionally, well receive an item bought in Asia in good faith, seemingly stamped as being gold, but being fake. It is common to see Indian (and Asian) jewellery marked as 22kt, but when tested may only be between 87% to 88% pure, the equivalent of 21ct gold. This could be down to the quantity of solder used in intricate items (solder is often of a lower purity) or the jeweller simply using slightly less gold to increase their margin.

    A 22c t gold bangle with a BIS hallmark

    To introduce more certainty within the Indian gold industry, the Bureau of Indian Standards introduced a voluntary BIS hallmarking scheme in 2000. For the consumer, an item of jewellery with the BIS mark can be relied on to contain the correct amount of gold. Like a British hallmark, the BIS mark is made-up of a series of elements: the official BIS logo the purity / fineness of the item the assaying & hallmarking centres mark the date letter, indicating the year of marking the jewellers identification mark

    The BIS logo


    This is the official BIS logo. Jewellers who want to use the BIS mark must obtain a licence and adhere to strict guidlines relating to the purity of marked items.

    Purity / Fineness
    The BIS recognise the following gold purities: 375 : 9 carat 585 : 14 carat 750 : 18 carat 875 : 21 carat 916 : 22 carat 958 : 23 carat

    Bureau of Indian Standards mark

    Assaying & Hallmarking Centres Mark


    This mark identifies where the item of jewellery has been assayed and hallmarked.

    Date Letter
    The date letter shows the year the item was hallmarked. Starting in 2000 with the letter A and moving up one letter each year, it is easy to work out the correct date. In our example photo above, the date letter L tells us the bangle was assayed in 2011.

    Jewellers Mark
    This mark identifies the BIS certified jeweller / manufacturer of the item. Related article: Bureau of Indian St andards hallmarking

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