Chinese Silver Plaque - Help With Hallmark

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dvw1974 Valued Member United Kingdom 74 Posts	Posted 12/09/2013 10:53 am Hi, I recently purchased this Chinese Silver plaque - I need help with the hallmark. From what I can see it matches the 990 silver mark - 990è¶³e"¶ - but not an expert on Chinese Silver Hallmarks. Also any info on the plaque would be great. regards Report this Post to the Staff

manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 12/09/2013 10:07 pm The image on the front is the Chinese "God of Wealth" (Cai Shen) standing on a pile of money (coins, ingots, etc). His black tiger is by his side. The hallmark on the reverse reads zu yin which translates as "fine silver". "Fine silver", in this case, is a little deceiving. These "silver plaques" can be bought for as little as one dollar. Some vendors admit that these plaques are actually made of "Tibetan silver". Please be aware that ebay has a "buyer's advisory" stating that "Tibetan silver" may contain no silver at all. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
shanew Pillar of the Community Australia 1041 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 02:32 am leave this one were it is se the rust in the bottom left good sign no silver content if you collect these for there lovely carvings buy it if you think they are silver leave it I have over 30 in my collection that I have for the carvings not the silver Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 03:10 am this may not even have any silver, just be careful with chinese stuff Report this Post to the Staff
dvw1974 Valued Member United Kingdom 74 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 04:02 am Thanks - I will keep for the sheer beauty of the carving - Luckily I only paid about $15 for it! Report this Post to the Staff
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