HALLMARKS OF GERMAN SILVER
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF GERMANY
- 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (POST 1888) -

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German hallmarking system was unified in 1888 (see Decree January 7, 1886) adopting the national mark "crescent and crown" indicating the in thousandths the fineness of silver. This system is still in use in present days.

The previous system was based on different town marks and the silver fineness was indicated in "loth" (12 loth corresponding to 750/1000, 13 loth = 812/1000, 14 loth = 875/1000, 15 loth = 937/1000)

German silver 17/18th century marks

German silver 19th century marks

Hanau silver marks

GERMAN SILVER HALLMARKS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (post 1888)

	G. Tewes
	not identified
	GOWE
	Simon Rosenau, Bad Kissingen

	Fritz Bemberg, Pforzheim
	Hugo Bohm - Schwäbisch Gmund
	Gebrüder Dingeldein, Hanau
	M.J. Rückert, Mainz founded by Martin Joseph Rückert (1811-1891) in 1838. He was succeeded by his son Mathes Martin Lorenz Rückert (1840-1918) and grandson Martin Joseph Rückert II (1874-1954). This mark was first reported in 1889. In the first quarter of the 20th century the firm made silver pieces under design of Peter Behrens. The company was still active in 1925 and was acquired by Reiner in 1930/1940