Italy
Gold from 375, silver from 800, platinum from 850 — and a Vienna Convention member only since December 2023, the most recent accession. Its platinum floor matches the UK and undercuts the US by 100 parts per thousand.
| Property | Value | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum fineness to sell as "gold" | 375 thousandths. The legal gold titles are 750, 585 and 375. [1] | art. 3(2) |
| Minimum for "sterling silver" | 800 thousandths is a legal silver title; 925 is the other. Only these two. [1] Matches the UK floor of 800 rather than the US, which recognises only 925 (sterling) and 900 (coin). | art. 3(2) |
| Minimum for unqualified "platinum" | 850 thousandths. The legal platinum titles are 950, 900 and 850. [1] Same floor as the UK, and 100 parts per thousand below the US requirement of 950 for unqualified "Platinum". | art. 3(2) |
| Hallmarking compulsory | Yes [1] Precious metals and their alloys must carry both the title in thousandths of fine content AND the identification mark. Use of any identification mark other than those the decree establishes is prohibited. | art. 2(1) |
| Assay authority | The Chambers of Commerce (Camere di Commercio), each keeping a register of holders of identification marks. Registration is required of anyone selling these metals in ingots, bars, laminates, profiles or semi-finished form, and of anyone manufacturing or importing objects containing them. [1] | art. 2 and following |
| Vienna Convention (CCM) member | Yes [2] Contracting state since 15 December 2023 — the most recent accession, which is why reference material published before that date lists 21 states rather than 22. | — |
Sources
- D.Lgs. 22 maggio 1999, n. 251 — Disciplina dei titoli e dei marchi di identificazione dei metalli preziosi — Camera dei Deputati (D.Lgs. 251/1999, art. 3)
- Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals — Contracting States — Standing Committee of the Hallmarking Convention (Vienna Convention on Hallmarks, Contracting States list)