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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 17926, member: 111&quot;]Though the underlying form is &#039;covered&#039;, the &#039;R&#039; actually stands for &#039;Riempito&#039;, meaning filled.&nbsp; On items like cane handles, figurines, etc, the &#039;R925&#039; pieces are usually electroformed, the resulting layer of silver is much thicker than plating - there&#039;s also usually a &#039;g&#039; mark indicating the precious metal weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scroll down for a pic and a translation of the regulations:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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