How will You Explain BIS Hallmark to Your Mom?

by Rajesh Kumar Free Culturally, the Indian people have a great interest for gold. Gold is considered as the storehouse of standards. Whenever one decides to purchase gold the very first thought that they should make sure is purity of gold, i.e. relatively small percentage of some other metal can be alloyed with pure gold to make it soft and to withstand to wear as an article or adornment. It is easy to infiltrate because with gold a surplus of alloy can be infused without changing its color, and is tedious to detect without any technical tests. Thus to care for the rights of buyer our government has made hallmarking of gold jewelry compulsory. Hallmarking of gold jewelry not only helps to keep manage on quality but also protect consumers from faked jewelers.

Hallmark
Hallmarking is the perfect determination and bureaucrat recording of the balanced content of precious metal in gold. Hallmarks are thus official symbols used in many countries as an assurance of purity or fine quality of gold jewelers.

Objective of hallmark
Hallmark has been acting as a project to purchaser of gold and gold articles for centuries of days in a variety of countries. In other words, Hallmark is a purity official recognition of gold articles in agreement with Indian Standards. The significant objectives of this Hallmarking Scheme are to guard the public against the fake of adulteration and to make manufacturer to sustain legal standards of excellence.

Who provides hallmark in India?
BIS, a general word, which refers to Bureau of Indian Standards as the National Standards Body of India, is principally occupied in the training and support of standards and operation of diverse quality certification schemes. The Bureau of Indian Standards, the country ‘a peak standards body, is concerned in the development of technical standards product worth and executive system certifications and end user affairs in all matters regarding standardization, certification and  its value.

BIS hallmark for gold jewelers consists of these five following components:
(1) BIS logo
(2) A three digit number representing the purity of the gold in part-per-thousand-format 958, 916, 875, 750, 585, 375. Thus BIS 916 hallmark would guarantee to a purity of 916 per 1000, which is 91.6%, converting to a 22 carat purity of gold.
Purity grade
• 958 represents  23 Carat
• 916 represents 22 Carat
• 875 represents 21 Carat
• 750 represents 18 Carat
• 585 represents to 14 Carat
• 375 represents 9 Carat
(3) Logo of hallmarking centre
(4) An alphabet denoting the year of hallmark e.g.
‘A’ refers 2000, ‘B’ refers 2001, ‘C’ refers 2002, etc/…
(5) Logo for jeweler’s identification

Benefits of certified jewelers
The jewelers with BIS certify of Hallmark Gold Jewelers provide clear sign of their capabilities, well-built confirmation of their assurance to worth, promise of consistence in clarity and superiority of gold jewelers. It provides worldwide competitiveness and improved customer satisfaction. It also provides 3rd -revelry certification and conformity that they have got the accurate purity of gold for the given price and safeguard against persecution of fake in gold quality.

OTHER PRECIOUS STONES
Its not only gold is hallmarked. Silver coins too come under the BIS scheme. The process for silver hallmarking mirrors of gold, but it’s down to the Hallmark stamp on the jewelers. Hallmarking cost on jewels are less than 25 rupees per article. Kdm jeweler are not hall marked one, thus it does not ensure the purity of the gold jewels.

Key points to keep in mind while purchasing gold jewelers
Look for: Jewelry show room sells only BIS hallmark jewels
Buy: Hall mark jewelry only. It assures the mark of purity or fitness
Ask for: cash memo/invoice that will help BIS to resolve complaints.

About the Author
Rajesh is currently associated with FxPure. He gives is best advice on how to buy silver and gold coins online and verify the product authenticity and purity.

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