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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9743173, member: 2844"]I always love these purses.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Spanish star mark is for .915, not for .925, so technically not sterling. If you want to sell it, it is best to call it silver or name the fineness and origin, to avoid problems with buyers expecting .925 silver.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A star can have any number of points. The Star of David is a hexagram, it has six points. This mark is a pentagram, it has five points.</p><p>Both the Star of David and this one are forms of the Seal of Solomon, important in both Judaism and Islam.</p><p>The Moors used both stars in Spain as important design elements, where they are still used a lot. So I think it is possible that the Spanish pentagram star mark is related to the Star of David by way of Islam.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9743173, member: 2844"]I always love these purses.:happy: The Spanish star mark is for .915, not for .925, so technically not sterling. If you want to sell it, it is best to call it silver or name the fineness and origin, to avoid problems with buyers expecting .925 silver.:) A star can have any number of points. The Star of David is a hexagram, it has six points. This mark is a pentagram, it has five points. Both the Star of David and this one are forms of the Seal of Solomon, important in both Judaism and Islam. The Moors used both stars in Spain as important design elements, where they are still used a lot. So I think it is possible that the Spanish pentagram star mark is related to the Star of David by way of Islam.;)[/QUOTE]
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