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'''22/22k''' is a quality mark indicating the purity of [[gold]]. The first 22 signifies the "skin purity" and the second 22 signifies that after melting the quality of the gold is still 22K (22 [[Carat (purity)|Karat]]) or 91.66% of pure gold. |
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This symbol or stamp is very popular in the gold jewellery business in Asian countries like [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], [[Yemen]], and Gulf Countries. |
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This practice was pioneered and introduced in the early mid-1980s by Nemichand Bamalwa & Sons of [[Kolkata, India]], sparking a revolution in India as it forced jewellers to indicate correctly the after-melting purity, and heightened consumer awareness made it a most sought-after stamp or quality mark. |
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[[Category:Gold]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 20 February 2015
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