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A town struck into metal.
Also known as: Town mark silver, Office mark hallmark
The mark identifying the assay office that tested and marked a piece of precious metal.
Identifies the assay office that tested the metal and applied the marks.
Contexts: History, Public information
Ties a piece to a place, which is what makes a hallmark traceable: the office kept records, so a mark leads to an institution that can in principle be asked about it.
Contexts: History, Public information
The record describes the marks and is not a means of authenticating any piece; identification is a matter for an assay office or a specialist.
Contexts: History, Public information
A small punched figure in a shaped surround — an anchor, a castle, a crown, a leopard's head among them — struck alongside the other marks in the hallmark group.