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ARGENT PREMIER TITRE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Jewellery
CONT

The Canadian Precious Metals Marking Act decrees that sterling silver must be 925 parts per thousand fine silver and the remaining 75 parts can be of a base metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

L'argent sterling (aussi appelé argent premier titre) est un alliage dont la composition massique est [généralement] à 92,5 % d'argent et à 7,5 % d'autre métal, généralement du cuivre. Le titre au millième de l'argent sterling est au minimum de 925.

Spanish

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