Стерлингового серебра
Sterlingovogo serebra
To say the words sterling silver in Chinese you say chun yin. To say these words in Korean you say seuteolling silbeo.
Sterling silver can easily be differentiated from plated silver if the silver was made in the United States. It will either say 'sterling' on the metal or have an engraving of its purity. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. If it was made outside the United States, there will be a different stamp applied to it.
it will have a mark stamped or it or it will say silver/ sterling silver.
Sterling silver is stamped "sterling" or "925". Other metals may say "nickel free," "stainless," "surgical steel," "silver plated," "WGF" (white gold filled), "nickel silver," "Peruvian silver," "German silver," "Tibetan silver," "Bali Silver," and a number of other things, but NOT sterling or 925. That's the key.
99.99% of the time it is Plated, once again it is not silver. the only flatware that is made of silver will say on it somewhere STERLING
It means it is genuine sterling silver made in Italy
Not necessarily.Firstly, it doesn't say "sterling", it says "silver," if they meant "sterling", they presumably would have stamped it "sterling."Secondly, there's no absolute guarantee that what it says is necessarily true.
No. Sterling Silver is 925 Silver (they are one in the same)Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a composition of 925 parts pure silver with 75 parts of copper
No. In the US, it must say "sterling". Some sterling silver also says "925" in Mexico. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure. That's where the 925 comes from. Some older items are marked "Coin" or 900. Coin silver is 90% pure. British sterling silver is always hallmarked with a lion and several other marks.
"Sterling silver" refers to the purity of a particular silver object - specifically, sterling silver is 92.5% silver.
Could be. But it should say sterling or .925 if it is high quality silver.
Oxidized silver is not necessarily sterling silver but sterling silver can be oxidized. Oxidation is a finish on silver, otherwise known as tarnish. Sterling silver can tarnish and silver plate can tarnish, too.