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Vintage 9ct Yellow Gold Slender Wedding Ring, 1940s Utility Band Size N.5 / 7.
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Simple traditional vintage 9 carat gold wedding ring. This vintage gold wedding band has been crafted in a court / comfort fit shape with a low domed exterior and a rounded interior with softened edges. It's a narrow width band and would look great stacked with another ring or band. The inside is fully hallmarked with British marks for 9 carat gold dating to mid 1940s putting this ring at nearly 80 years old.
In excellent with very crisp hallmarks.
In Britain during World War II and in the few years after certain metals were reserved specifically for use for the war effort. Wedding rings were previously traditionally crafted in 22ct gold. Gold, needed for some machinery, was limited and people were permitted wedding rings of up to 2 pennyweights, approx 3 grams, each for their wedding rings. The interior of these rings, known as utility rings, are stamped with an additional mark, an O in square to indicate they are utility rings. For most people it was a point of pride that they were supporting the war effort in wearing the lower carat bands.
Hallmarked for 9 carat gold, assayed in Birmingham, date letter for 1946. The gold is yellow in colour.
Size: UK - N.5; US - 7; EU - 17,2.
Measures 2.6 mm wide and rises 1.4 mm tall off the finger.
Weighs 1.8 grams.
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