The Federal Authorities
of the Swiss Confederation

Annex II1

Official hallmarks, Assay Offices mark, distinctive symbols
of the Assay Offices, Assayer’s Mark of the Assay Offices

Number 1

Official national hallmark (guarantee stamp)

Number 2

Assay Office mark

Number 3

Distinctive symbols of the Assay Offices

Number 4

Assayer’s mark of the Assay Offices

Number 1

Image of the official national hallmark (guarantee stamp)

(Art. 109 para. 1)

Large hallmark:

Dimensions:
Height: 1.6 mm

Width: 2 mm

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Small hallmark:

Dimensions:
Height: 0.8 mm

Width: 1 mm

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Note:

The official national hallmark (head of a St. Bernard dog) bears the distinctive symbol of the Assay Office, which is positioned at the spot marked with an X.

Number 2

Image of the Assay Offices mark

(Art. 58 para. 3)

Dimensions:

Side length: 0.8 mm

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Note:

The mark bears the distinctive symbol of the Assay Office, which is positioned at the spot marked with an X.

Number 3

Distinctive symbols of the Assay Offices

(Art. 109 para. 2)

Central Office and Biel/Bienne

B

Basel

«

Chiasso

T

Geneva and Geneva airport

G

La Chaux-de-Fonds

C

Lausanne

V

Le Locle

L

Le Noiremont

J

Neuchâtel

N

Romanshorn

R

Schaffhausen

S

Zurich and Zurich airport

Z

Number 4

Image of the assayer’s mark of the Assay Offices

(Art. 173)

Examples:

Federal Assay Offices:

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Cantonal Assay Offices:

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1 Amended in accordance with No. II of the Ordinance of 19 June 1995, in force since 1 Aug. 1995 (AS 1995 3113).

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