Silver is one of the most precious metals used for creating beautiful ornaments. Silver jewelry is not just attractive, it is also trendy, affordable and available in several exotic designs. Various types of silver are available in the market. However, the most commonly used silver for making jewelry is the sterling silver.
Silver jewellery is a word that describes a product containing approximately 92.5% of pure silver. It might be as well marked up as 925 or 999 which means that there are 925 or 999 parts of silver per thousand parts of the same. Some of the silver jewellery has a layer of thin silver layer applied to the base of it. There are few compounds which contain 90% of pure silver, often termed as coin silver. According to some laws, there are few quality marked silver that should bear a trademark of the particular company or the registered person that stands behind it.
