As regards the alloy to be employed in the manufacture of these various qualities, copper only must be used, all other metals being forbidden. These standards represent all home manufactured articles of silver having reference to the standards of that country, as lately appointed by law.
German pre-war coinage was the same as French and contained 36-40ths of fine silver and 4-40ths of copper, or millesimal fineness 900 parts of fine silver and 100 parts of copper per 1,000 parts of metal. The highest standard of all is used for silver wares, and contains 38-40ths of fine silver and 2-40ths of copper, or millesimal fineness 950 parts of fine silver and 50 parts of copper per 1,000 parts of metal. The next German standard for silver wares contains 32-40ths of fine silver and 8-40ths of copper, or millesimal fineness 800 parts of fine silver and 200 parts of copper per 1,000 parts of metal. The commonest German standard employed by the silversmiths of that country contains 30-40ths of fine silver and 10-40ths of copper, or millesimal fineness 750 parts of fine silver and 250 parts of copper per 1,000 parts of metal indicated. Remedy 0·003.
Silver alloy for the German coinage.
| oz. | dwts. | grs. | |
| Fine silver | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Copper | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alloy for silver wares of the first standard.
| oz. | dwts. | grs. | |
| Fine silver | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Copper | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alloy for silver wares of the second standard.
| oz. | dwts. | grs. | |
| Fine silver | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Copper | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alloy for silver wares of the third standard.