# Hallmarking Act 1973, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Optional pictorial mark
Precious metal
Standard of fineness
Pictorial mark
(1)
(2)
(3)
Gold
375
A crown
Gold
585
A crown
Gold
750
A crown
Gold
916.6
A crown
Gold
990
A crown
Gold
999
A crown
Silver
925
A lion passant. In the case of an article struck by the Edinburgh Assay Office, the reference to a lion passant shall be treated as a reference to a lion rampant.
Silver
958.4
The figure of Britannia or a lion passant. In the case of an article struck by the Edinburgh Assay Office, the reference to a lion passant shall be treated as a reference to a lion rampant.
Silver
999
The figure of Britannia or a lion passant. In the case of an article struck by the Edinburgh Assay Office, the reference to a lion passant shall be treated as a reference to a lion rampant.
Platinum
950
An orb surmounted by a cross
Platinum
999
An orb surmounted by a cross
Palladium
500
The head of Pallas Athene
Palladium
950
The head of Pallas Athene
Palladium
999
The head of Pallas Athene

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/43/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hallmarking-act-1973/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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