Featured Dating a silver Russian cross pendant

Hello,

I'm trying to accurately place & date a silver Russian cross pendant, but I'm rather new to this and I need a bit of help in checking my work...

My best guess is that it's made in 2003, based on:
- The right-facing Kokoshnik mark plus the 875 is post-1994.
- The four-letter maker's mark is post-2001.
- The 'B' in BOBT is indicative of the year 2003. as per the four-letter system implemented in 2001.

A have a few questions on this:
- Is the date of 2003 correct?
- My understanding is that both the letter to the left of the Kokoshnik head and the second letter in the four-letter maker's mark refer to the territorial inspection authority --- then why is one 'O' and the other 'B'? Is this inconsistency indicative of fakery, or can it be explained somehow?
- Which manufacturer do the last two characters "BT" refer to?

Any insight into any of these questions would be very much appreciated.

 

Lovely!

Welcome here...Someone will be with you shortly, with ideas for your queries. Enjoy the ride!

 

Greetings, @smichaels . I am surprised at the level of detail in your post. I am unaware of a comprehensive source for post-2000 marking information for the Soviet Union and would greatly appreciate knowing the source you are using. Is it online or hardcopy?

 

I don't know of a comprehensive list, but I've been using a Google-Translated version of this Russian page on the subject: https://znaytovar.ru/new492.html . If you're using Chrome as a browser you should just be able to right-click anywhere in that page and hit "Translate to English" in the menu.

 

Hi, what you have is a crucifix, a cross does not have the figure of Jesus on it, a crucifix does

 

Looks large enough to be a Pectoral...y'think?

 

It's definitely not a pectoral cross; it's a bit under 2 inches in length.

 

Ahhh...thanks. A bit hard to tell, and I had hopes.

 

Maybe @Aznathalie knows the marks.