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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2443194, member: 2844"]Persia had to cede the northern part of their country, in the Caucasus, to Russia, but it wasn't a Russian vassal state. They found other (than Russian) European allies to stand up to the Russians.</p><p>The Russian 84 mark was introduced to Persia by Armenian silversmiths, except they used it for .840 fineness, not for 84 zolotniki (.875 fineness). This is not like Armenian work though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2443194, member: 2844"]Persia had to cede the northern part of their country, in the Caucasus, to Russia, but it wasn't a Russian vassal state. They found other (than Russian) European allies to stand up to the Russians. The Russian 84 mark was introduced to Persia by Armenian silversmiths, except they used it for .840 fineness, not for 84 zolotniki (.875 fineness). This is not like Armenian work though.[/QUOTE]
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