Jewelry · legal titles in Romania
Type the number stamped on your ring, chain, or bracelet and instantly see the metal, purity, and karats. Watch out for 750: it is a legal title for both gold and silver.
Example: 585 — clear it and type the number on your jewelry.
Status
Legal title in Romania
The everyday standard for gemstone jewelry.
The number states the declared composition, not authenticity.
Every title is a point on this scale: 585 means 585 parts fine gold out of 1000. Solid dots are legal titles; hollow ones are foreign or old marks. Press a dot for its verdict.
Not to stamp size — on jewelry, the number is a few millimeters tall.
Every number that can legally appear on jewelry in Romania, plus the foreign marks you meet often. Press a number for its verdict.
| Mark | What it can be | Purity | Karats | Status in Romania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Russian gold, 56 zolotniks | 58.33% | 14 karats | Not a legal title | |
| Old Russian silver, 84 zolotniks | 87.5% | — | Not a legal title | |
| 8-karat gold | 33.3% | ≈ 8 karats | Legal title | |
| 9-karat gold | 37.5% | 9 karats | Legal title | |
| American 10-karat gold | 41.7% | ≈ 10 karats | Not a legal title | |
| 12-karat gold | 50% | 12 karats | Legal title | |
| Soviet 14-karat gold | 58.3% | ≈ 14 karats | Not a legal title | |
| 14-karat gold | 58.5% | ≈ 14 karats | Legal title | |
| 18-karat gold or 750 silver | 75% | 18 karats (if gold) | Legal title · two metals | |
| 800 silver | 80% | — | Legal title | |
| 20-karat gold | 83.3% | ≈ 20 karats | Legal title | |
| 835 continental silver | 83.5% | — | Not a legal title | |
| 875 silver | 87.5% | — | Legal title | |
| 21.6-karat gold | 90% | 21.6 karats | Legal title | |
| 22-karat gold or 916 silver | 91.6% | ≈ 22 karats (if gold) | Legal title · two metals | |
| Sterling silver | 92.5% | — | Legal title | |
| Platinum or palladium | 95% | — | Legal title · two metals | |
| Ducat gold | 98.6% | 23.66 karats | Legal title | |
| Fine gold or fine silver | 99.9% | ≈ 24 karats (if gold) | Legal title · two metals | |
| Fine metal, 99.99% | 99.99% | ≈ 24 karats (if gold) | Not a legal title |
Karats apply to gold only.
Some marks tell a foreign story; others say the object is not solid.
STERLING and STER, meanwhile, mean 925 — sterling silver.
Sterling silver: 92.5% fine silver. It is the world standard for silver jewelry and a legal title in Romania.
14-karat gold: 58.5% fine gold. It is the most common title for gemstone jewelry.
9-karat gold: 37.5% fine gold, a legal title. 9-karat jewelry is harder and more affordable.
About 22 karats — but 916 is also a legal title for silver, so the number alone does not say which metal it is.
Platinum or palladium at 95%: the only legal title for either. The number alone does not say which.
Very small objects are legally exempt from marking — gold and platinum under 1 gram, silver and palladium under 2 grams — and stamps wear off with use. On old pieces, a missing stamp proves nothing by itself.
No. A number is easy to copy; the law requires three marks — title, responsibility, and state — and only an assay of the metal settles it.
It can be either: 750 is a legal title for 18-karat gold and for silver. Look at the frame of the maker's mark: an ellipse on gold, a rectangle on silver.
Legal titles are those of GEO no. 190/2000 on the precious-metals regime, art. 12: for gold — 333, 375, 500, 585, 750, 833, 900, 916, 986, and 999; for silver — 750, 800, 875, 916, 925, and 999; for platinum and palladium — 950. Minimum titles are 333 for gold, 750 for silver, and 950 for platinum and palladium.
Only objects bearing three marks may be sold on the Romanian market: the title (the number), the responsibility mark (the maker's), and the state mark (applied by ANPC, the sole assaying and marking authority). Equivalent marks from the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Turkey are accepted.
Very small objects are exempt from marking: gold and platinum under 1 gram, silver and palladium under 2 grams. So are coins, medals, ingots, and fragments — a tiny unstamped jewel can be perfectly legal.
When the number is not enough — is 750 gold or silver? — the frame of the maker's mark names the metal: an ellipse on gold, a rectangle on silver, a rhombus on platinum, a hexagon on palladium, as the ANPC order defines guarantee marks.
The stamp states the declared composition, not authenticity: a number is easy to copy. This page does not estimate values and does not replace an assay of the metal.
Titles checked on 18 September 2026. The consolidated law (in Romanian) is on the Portalul legislativ; the marking authority is ANPC.