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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 351441, member: 111&quot;]While 22 karat gold would be 88 zolotniks, that was not a Russian standard, so it wouldn&#039;t have been marked as such - it is, as already mentioned, a silver mark indicating .916 silver, and there should also be marks on the other side of the case since each separate piece should marked.</p><p><br /></p><p>Russian silver is a very complicated field, and an area filled with fakes as well, so despite having a few good references, I don&#039;t really delve into it - might suggest posting your item in the Russian forum on the 925-1000 site, there are a number of knowledgeable posters who should be able to help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Forums:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/index.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/index.php</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Posting requirements:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=10" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=10</a></p><p><br /></p><p>How to add images (I use postimages.org, copying the &#039;Hotlink for forums&#039; code):&nbsp; <a href="http://www.925-1000.com/images.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/images.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/images.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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