Hallmarking of solid sterling silver aircraft models from Diverse Images

Hallmarking is an internationally recognised endorsement of purity and quality, which is applied to all of our aircraft at the London Assay Office where the silver is tested to determine its grade. Typically the hallmark is stamped onto the horizontal tail.
MAKERS OR SPONSORS MARK This mark indicates the organisation responsible for the production of the aircraft and is unique to that organisation. In our case the letters SV represent the two directors of Diverse Images.
SILVER MARK The Lion mark shows that the metal used is silver.
FINENESS MARK To show the purity of the silver, in this case 92.5% purity the 925 mark is used this is the required grade for sterling silver.
LONDON ASSAY OFFICE MARK Each assay office has its own mark, the mark of the London assay office is the leopards head.
DATE LETTER MARK To indicate when the aircraft was hallmarked a date letter is used to represent the year of hallmarking.

Hallmarking is an internationally recognised endorsement of purity and quality, which is applied to all of our aircraft at the London Assay Office where the silver is tested to determine its grade. Typically the hallmark is stamped onto the horizontal tail.