Hallmarks of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad)

Hallmarks of Saint Petersburg (Leningrad): 624 records in the reference, dated between 1709 and 1968. By type: masters — 446, urban — 22, assay masters — 14. Shield shapes here: rectangle — 237, oval — 74, elongated rectangle — 73, rectangle with rounded corners — 50. Most frequent: Ленинградская ювелирно-часовая фабрика — 14, Ленинградский завод "Русские самоцветы" — 8, Ленинградская ювелирная фабрика — 6. 372 different makers and works are named. Every entry carries an image of the mark, its letters, the years it was in use and the shape of the shield. A city mark was struck by the assay office of the town where the item was tested, next to the maker’s initials and the fineness mark. This combination is what ties a silver or gold object to a place and a date.