What does gold carat mean?
If you have gold jewelry, it is useful to know how many carats of gold they are and what the meaning of carat gold is. The value is determined by the height of the carat gold.
In this blog everything is explained as clearly as possible!
' Carat gold ' is the unit of weight for precious metals. This expresses the purity of precious metals, for example gold. This indicates the amount of fine gold in a piece of jewelry or object.
Carat can be translated into percentages:
- 8 carat: 33.3% fine gold. Indicated as 333
- 9 carat: 33.75% fine gold. Marked 375
- 14 carat: 58.5% fine gold. Indicated as 585
- 18 carat: 75.0% fine gold. Marked 750
- 20 carat: 83.3% fine gold. Indicated as 833
- 21.6 carat: 90.0% fine gold. Marked 900
- 22 carat: 91.6% fine gold. Marked 916
- 24 carat: 99.99% fine gold. Indicated as 999
Most gold jewelry is made of 14 carat gold. Then 18 and 9 carat jewelry follow. If you have a ring of 8 carat. Then it is unlikely that it comes from the Netherlands. These are no longer sold new in the Netherlands, in Dutch law it even states that this may not be sold as gold.
Gold Hallmarks
14 and 18 carat gold jewellery must be provided with a hallmark from 1.0 gram:
- In 14 carat jewelry the stamp ' 585 ' is used as a hallmark. The stamp is symbolized in an oak leaf.
- In 18 carat jewelry the stamp ' 750 ' is used as a hallmark. The stamp is symbolized in a tulip.
20 and 22 carat gold jewellery must be provided with a hallmark in a symbol from 1.0 gram:
- In 20 carat jewelry the stamp ' 833 ' is used as a hallmark. The stamp is symbolized in a maple leaf.
- In 22 carat jewelry the stamp ' 916 ' is used as a hallmark. The stamp is symbolized in a crocus.
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