For silver, in ancient times, human beings have recognized that silver and gold are a precious metal with a long history, which has a history and culture of more than 4,000 years. Silver is also a kind of currency circulating in ancient times, from the relatives of the emperor and the state to the ordinary people, they can use it for trade exchanges.
With the continuous development of the economy of the times, everyone's love for silver jewelry continues unabated, and silver jewelry can be divided into several types, which makes many people confused. Today we will give you a brief introduction to these kinds of silver jewelry that often appear on the market
Full silver
Foot silver refers to the silver content containing 99.9%, which is very pure, easy to oxidize, and easy to turn black when worn for a long time. Low hardness, not suitable for some exquisite and complex craftsmanship, suitable for some simple bracelets, pendants, safety locks and other styles. Foot silver jewelry will generally be printed on the silver jewelry with the words S990, S999.
Sterling silver
Sterling silver refers to sterling silver containing 92.5% silver content, and the remaining 7.5% is copper, which is the internationally recognized sterling silver standard. Because copper is incorporated, it will be harder, some complex styles will be made, and the interior of the jewelry will have the logo of s925 or Ag925. In the current silver jewelry market, most jewelry uses 925 silver, often used in inlays, imitation K gold, white gold styles.
Hidden silver
Tibetan silver is an alloy produced by Tibetans, does not contain silver, and is a nickname for white copper (nickel alloy). In the Tibetan tradition, tibetan silver contains 30% silver + 70% copper, but because the silver content is too small and not popular with the market, it gradually even the 30% silver is gone, completely white copper. Hidden silver is generally paired with some organic gemstones, the most common are turquoise, coral stone and other colors of gemstone.
Miao Silver
Miao silver, as the name suggests, is a silver metal unique to the Miao people, not pure silver, Miao silver contains silver, copper and nickel and other metals, silver content is not the same, generally between 20% -60%. So for those who claim that 99.9% of pure seedling silver in the market is basically a lie, don't be fooled. Miao Silver's style patterns are various, and each silver jewelry exudes a strong local atmosphere. So if you want to buy beautiful silver jewelry, you can choose Miao Silver's.
Thai Silver
Thai silver, also known as "black silver", is a special name for an old vintage craft. The material is 925 or 990 sterling silver, and on this basis, the Thai silver is reprocessed, so that the Thai silver jewelry does not change color, the hardness is high, and the style is also many. But the real Thai silver must be a sterling silver product. Thai silver jewelry is exquisite, more like a work of art, beautiful, generous and stylish.
The above introduction of these common types of silver jewelry, you must know early, to prevent some tourist attractions after being deceived!