Hello guys back again still buying slowly I picked up a couple of bracelets from a car boot at the weekend for 5 the chap said I don't think they are silver so I noticed the stamps in them and bought them as I thought he was wrong so went home acid test really good result for silver so I do some research on the markings I come up with the marks are part of the "gun-jin" japanese Meiji silver mark. can anyone help on purity/age and a price seeing as they weigh 189 grams the pair ! Thanks
Pretty cool bangle. Asian and middle east hallmarks can be hard to find for us europeans. I have no idea what they mean unfortunately. If i was to have a guess i would say that it is complex Chinese and the second character on the inside is a 9. So from that guess im gona say 90%.
The wording in the second and fourth image means "full silver" (literal translate). It represents a silver purity of no less than 990. 999 fine silver however are known as . But I think you have got a great buy there. Can't make out the writing on the first image. I am guessing it is a mint mark. If you can get a clearer picture I can give it another go. Hope these helps. Regards, Revlisify
Silly me. Clicked on the first image and got a high resolution image. Those are not mint marks. means fortune or fortunate (adjective) means longevity Both are just decorative words meant to bless the wearer or owner of the jewellery. Can you find any other markings? Regards, Revlisify
Hello the second fourth and fifth pics are the marks inside the bangles which I belive are silver marks ? Thanks
You should check the specific gravity, it might be heavily plated. In Japanese, "gun-jin" means "soldier." The g and j are mixed up. jun-gin () is pure silver. "" is not used in Japan.
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Chinese Pinyin: yin2 Chinese symbol character for Silver (Ag): what you see below is the Chinese symbol character for "Silver (Ag)" - all about it in 4 sections. Please note that "Silver (Ag)" is one of the meanings of this symbol and that there might be more than one symbol with this meaning. Section 1: Image and text; Section 2: Pronunciation and meaning; Section 3: Traditional version; Section 4: Chinese names containing this symbol. 1) IMAGE AND TEXT Click Below To Make The Symbol Bigger Or Smaller! The Guangxu Emperor (Kuang-hsu Emperor; 14 August 1871 14 November 1908), born Aisin-Gioro Zaitian (Aisin-Gioro Tsai-tien; Manchu: Aisin-Gioro Dzai-Tiyan), was the eleventh emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, under Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898. He initiated the Hundred Days' Reform, but was abruptly stopped when Cixi launched a coup in 1898, after which he was put under house arrest until his death. His regnal name means "glorious succession". Shikai (Wade-Giles spelling: Yuan Shih-kai; simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Yun Shki; WadeGiles: Yan2 Shih4-kai3; 16 September 1859 6 June 1916) was an important Chinese general and politician, famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty, his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China, his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China (following Sun Yatsen), and his short-lived attempt to revive the Chinese monarchy, with himself as the "Great Emperor of China." Like many Chinese men before 1949, Yuan used and was referred to by many different names. His courtesy name was "Weiting" (Wade-Giles spelling: Wei-ting; Chinese: ; pinyin: Witng; WadeGiles: Wei4-t'ing2), and he used the pseudonym "Rong'an" (Wade-Giles spelling: Jung-an; Chinese: ; pinyin: Rng'n; WadeGiles: Jung2-an1). He was sometimes referred to by the name of his birthplace, "Xiangcheng" (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Xingchng; WadeGiles: Hsiang4-ch'eng2), or by a title for tutors of the crown prince, "Kung-pao" (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Gngbo; WadeGiles: Kung1-pao3).
