Your Clan badge may be made of the purest silver ever minted, but unless it has an official assay mark(eg, Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and others), a makers stamp and a date mark(Hall Marks), it is illegal in the UK to be sold as silver. Often it is called "white metal" if the correct stamps are absent, but be warned, that does not necessarily mean its silver, it could be anything. What happens in other countries I cannot say.
Silver Hall Marks are a huge subject and there are pages and pages of interest on the internet on the subject.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 9th September 21 at 02:46 AM.
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