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Originally Posted by altcar73
I know nothing of military badges. That said, I feel the need to ask a question. Why manufacture a solid silver hallmarked badge and then plate it with gilt?
Presumably the gilt finish must have been applied after the badge had been assayed. I say that because had it been applied before, I suspect that it would have been unable to be hallmarked. Or am I wrong?
Dave.
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I have a Royal British Legion "Golden Award" badge which is silver gilt , I assume it was cheaper to have a 'gilt' badge than a 9ct Gold one.
From Assay Office :
- The term ‘Silver gilt’ may be used to describe gold plated silver, providing a specific gold fineness is not applied as part of the description e.g. silver gilt ring.
- The gold plated layer must be of fineness of at least 375 parts per thousand and should not exceed 2 microns in thickness.
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