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Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Kasemi, Sep 15, 2022.

  1. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    Hey everyone :) I purchased this ring that has several hallmarks inside but the only one I recognize is the 9ct. I feel like I've seen this M/O shaped mark before but I have no clue what it means. The second one could be some kind of animal with a long tail? And the last one kinda reminds me of an omega sign . It is a very pale gold color with some engravings. I tried my best to capture the marks. Let me know if you have any ideas :)

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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Very rubbed British import marks, I suspect.
     
  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    3rd pic looks like OSLO to me so I'm going Norway
     
  4. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    I think it actually means OBLO. I found some other rings with the same stamp but not the other ones
     
  5. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    Actually, I take it back, I just found this:
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    That looks pretty close
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not Norwegian. Norway, like most countries, doesn't recognize 9ct as gold, and they wouldn't mark gold with a ct mark (Norwegian word for carat is karat, with a k).
    I think obb's 'rubbed English mark' theory is more plausible. The style of the ring also looks British to me.
     
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2022
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Yup, it's really only us and a couple of former colonies which is 9 ct as a mark or even a purity.

    The style is like an eternity ring without stones, too. And if there's an omega looking symbol, that's an import mark.
     
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  8. silverbell

    silverbell Well-Known Member

     
  9. silverbell

    silverbell Well-Known Member

    "Now how to amuse them today?"
     
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  10. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    I looked at the import omega signs on google and sadly it's not quite the same
     
  11. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    I am also surprised that it says 9CT and not 375
     
  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Might be an old ring. Wedding band, I'd bet.
     
  13. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    9 ct was used until at least the 30s here.
     
  14. Kasemi

    Kasemi Well-Known Member

    So I posted it in another forum and someone said that it appears to be made in South Africa with one of the marks (the one next to the 9ct) being a springbok head with a U sign, and the date is 1964. :eek:
     
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2022
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  15. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    South Africa hadn't ocurred to me, but they did use 9ct marks.
     
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