Latvia Silver Marks ID Needed

Discussion in 'Silver' started by vitry-le-francois, Nov 10, 2020.

  1. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Just picked up this lovely card holder at a local thrift for only $20!! RIGA is the capitol of Latvia. Are the silver marks (.875) Russian? or did Latvia have their own marks? Thanks for any help!

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    During the Russian/Soviet Era they had Russian marks.
    The town assay mark would have a P for Riga (Cyrillic), which I do see on the mark on the right. The rest of the mark is a blur to me though, probably a post-1958 kokoshnik mark.
     
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  3. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Riga - the best sardines in the world bar none!

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  4. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    THANKS for the info! @blooey where can I get a can? I wanna try some!
     
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  5. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    My local grocery sells them but Amazon has them also and I think Wal-Mart has the larger glass jar size. Once you try these, you'll never eat any other kind!!
     
  6. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    looks 1875 at the right end of the mark.
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Fid, I think you are looking at the 875 mark, for .875 silver fineness.;)
     
  8. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    Cool piece. My grandfather and his family were from Riga.
     
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