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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 109402, member: 44&quot;]The last pic of the gold #2 cuff link appears to be the Russian Kokoshnik gold finesse mark for 583. The gold marks were &quot;shovel shaped&quot; and silver marks ovals. Yours appears to have a woman&#039;s head in relief on the wide end of the shovel and the finesse amount on the narrow part. The following gold query on the 925-1000 forum has a picture of the gold shovel shaped mark and the silver oval Mark in the 5th posting by Qtr.2s. The one pictured is the mark used during the Soviet era. Yours with the the woman&#039;s head dates to the Imperial era.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26366" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26366" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26366</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The following Russia silver marks page has info on what woman&#039;s head was used when. If yours is in relief then it probably dates from c1908 to 1920s. Scroll down the page to the bottom section &quot;1908 ~ 1926 • The Second Kokoshnik Mark.&quot; These are silver kokoshnik marks. The gold ones would have the same heads but different shape cartouches and difference finesse numbers. To the left of the woman&#039;s head should a letter that would identify the region it was assayed.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/Frussia_kokoshnik_01.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/Frussia_kokoshnik_01.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/Frussia_kokoshnik_01.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]27531[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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