Frequently Asked Questions

In addition to the current Czech hallmarks, all hallmarks that were valid in history in Czechoslovakia and and did not show a lower fineness than the lowest fineness for each of the precious metals specified by the Hallmarking Act (§3, paragraph 2) are valid. These are the Austro-Hungarian, Czechoslovak, Protectorate and Slovak Republic hallmarks. It does not apply to hallmarks, which were introduced during the Second World War on Czechoslovak territory, occupied by foreign countries (Austrian, Polish and Hungarian marks).

There are also hallmarks in our country of The Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (Hallmarking Convention), see http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/.

HERE you can find pictures of Czech conventional brands, the other member states of the Convention have their own similar brands.

After the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union were gradually recognized hallmarks of some Member States of the European Union, as of the date of this text update (6. 1. 2016) they are selected hallmarks of Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Ireland, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Great Britain.

For details, please click on the following link:

Recognizing foreign hallmarks in the Czech Republic (czech only)

Deliver to the AO (personaly, by post or email) registration request (completed form or free form of the letter), entrepreneurs still trade license or an extract from the Commercial Register, if registered in it, the artist's identity document or some documentary proof of creative work.

For more information, please see the following documents:

01 Registration of bussiness activity (czech only)

02 registration of production activity (czech only)

It is recommended to place a display of the hallmarks in the "Business conditions" sub-window or directly on the page for jewelery made of precious metals. This obligation is subject to the provisions of § 39 (3) of the Hallmarking Act " The Czech hallmark specimen shall be visibly, accessibly and permanently displayed at the point of sale." HERE is a good image with an illustration of official tags.

In addition to the current Czech hallmarks, all hallmarks that were valid in history in Czechoslovakia and and did not show a lower fineness than the lowest fineness for each of the precious metals specified by the Hallmarking Act (§3, paragraph 2) are valid. These are the Austro-Hungarian, Czechoslovak, Protectorate and Slovak Republic hallmarks. It does not apply to hallmarks, which were introduced during the Second World War on Czechoslovak territory, occupied by foreign countries (Austrian, Polish and Hungarian marks).

There are also hallmarks in our country of The Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (Hallmarking Convention), see http://www.hallmarkingconvention.org/. HERE you can find pictures of Czech conventional brands, the other member states of the Convention have their own similar brands.

After the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union were gradually recognized hallmarks of some Member States of the European Union, as of the date of this text update(6. 1. 2016) they are selected hallmarks of Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Ireland, Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Great Britain.

It is easy, you have to fill in the form or write a brief letter and pass it on to the AO personally, by e-mail registrace@puncovniurad.cz or by post.