Hallmarks

In addition to the current Czech hallmarks, all hallmarks that were valid in the history of Czechoslovakia and did not express a lower purity than the lowest purity for individual precious metals specified in the Assay Act (§3, paragraph 2) are valid. That is, the Austro-Hungarian, Czechoslovak, Protectorate and Slovak State hallmarks. An example is the hallmark called čejka, used until 1993 for a purity of 585/1000. However, hallmarks that were introduced during World War II in Czechoslovak territory occupied by foreign states (Austrian, Polish and Hungarian hallmarks) are not valid.

In our territory, the marks of the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles Made of Precious Metals (the so-called Vienna Convention), to which the Czech Republic acceded on November 2, 1994, are also valid, see http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/ .

After the Czech Republic joined the EU, the hallmarks of some EU member states were gradually recognized. As of the date of this text update (January 6, 2016), these are selected hallmarks of Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Ireland, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Great Britain. The current status, a more detailed explanation and images of the recognized hallmarks can be found by clicking on this inscription: Recognized foreign hallmarks .