Hallmark guide · No precious metal
What does Nickel silver / German silver mean?
Nickel silver (also called German silver, alpacca or argentan) is an alloy of copper, nickel and usually zinc; it contains no silver. It is the base metal under EPNS silver-plated wares.
- Metal
- No precious metal
- Purity
- —
- Where
- International
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Often confused with
- The word 'silver' in the name is misleading - it has no precious metal value.
- Not the German crescent-and-crown silver mark.