{"id":2648,"date":"2016-08-29T10:14:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2016-08-29T13:56:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T13:56:21","slug":"minerva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regentantiques.com\/blog\/minerva\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Minerva<\/strong> &#8211; the assay mark the French use for sterling silver is the head of the goddess Minerva.<\/p>\n<p>Higher than for other countries, the French standard for sterling silver requires a silver content of 950 parts per thousand, or 95% silver as opposed to the English standard of 92.5%. A second mark of the Miverva head next to a \u20182\u2019 is available for items with 80% silver content.<\/p>\n<p>Silver made for export from France has, as its assay mark, the head of Mercury along with a number to indicate the millesimal fineness. 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