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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1251469, member: 2844&quot;]It is a traditional bracelet from Tunisia, so [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] gets top marks for North African.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The last two marks are both the Tunisian dog&#039;s head. It is not a fineness mark, but used when the Tunisian authorities want to say &quot;nice quality old silversmithing, but not legally recognized as silver&quot;.</p><p>The mark was introduced in 1942, but punched on older pieces. I think they wanted to recognize the old traditional crafts that way.</p><p>The first mark is probably a maker&#039;s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>The lowest legal fineness in Tunisia is .680, my guess is this is just below that.</p><p>.680 tests positive in many silver tests, and in some other countries, like Egypt, it would be legally recognized as silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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