Dublin (Ireland) Silver Hallmark Date Letters
Dataset covers 1821-1923 only (1638-1820 excluded: the two sources disagree).
Office Information
Town Mark: A crowned harp (the standard mark) together with the figure of Hibernia, first added in 1730 as a duty mark and later treated as the Dublin hallmark.
Letter Changeover: June from 1846 (Jackson); the 1821 cycle started in January.
Coverage: This database includes 5 date letter cycles with 103 entries from Dataset covers 1821-1923 only (1638-1820 excluded: the two sources disagree)..
Gap Notice: 1925-1974
This database does not currently cover 1925-1974. For hallmarks from this period, consult assay office records or modern guides, or use the Antique ID app.
Date Letter Cycles
1821-2 to 1845-6
Letter Style: Roman capitals
Omitted Letters: J
Notes: Jackson: cycle ran January 1821 to June 1846 and labels the first four letters 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824. Chaffers labels them 1821-2 etc. Same letters and start years.
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1821-2 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1822-3 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1823-4 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1824-5 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1825-6 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1826-7 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1827-8 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1828-9 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1829-30 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1830-1 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1831-2 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1832-3 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1833-4 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1834-5 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1835-6 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1836-7 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1837-8 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1838-9 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1839-40 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1840-1 | CH, JK | |
| V | 1841-2 | CH, JK | |
| W | 1842-3 | CH, JK | |
| X | 1843-4 | CH, JK | |
| Y | 1844-5 | CH, JK | |
| Z | 1845-6 | CH, JK |
1846-7 to 1870-1
Letter Style: Roman small
Omitted Letters: j
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1846-7 | CH, JK | |
| b | 1847-8 | CH, JK | |
| c | 1848-9 | CH, JK | |
| d | 1849-50 | CH, JK | |
| e | 1850-1 | CH, JK | |
| f | 1851-2 | CH, JK | |
| g | 1852-3 | CH, JK | |
| h | 1853-4 | CH, JK | |
| i | 1854-5 | CH, JK | |
| k | 1855-6 | CH, JK | |
| l | 1856-7 | CH, JK | |
| m | 1857-8 | CH, JK | |
| n | 1858-9 | CH, JK | |
| o | 1859-60 | CH, JK | |
| p | 1860-1 | CH, JK | |
| q | 1861-2 | CH, JK | |
| r | 1862-3 | CH, JK | |
| s | 1863-4 | CH, JK | |
| t | 1864-5 | CH, JK | |
| u | 1865-6 | CH, JK | |
| v | 1866-7 | CH, JK | |
| w | 1867-8 | CH, JK | |
| x | 1868-9 | CH, JK | |
| y | 1869-70 | CH, JK | |
| z | 1870-1 | CH, JK |
1871-2 to 1895-6
Letter Style: Roman capitals
Omitted Letters: J
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1871-2 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1872-3 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1873-4 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1874-5 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1875-6 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1876-7 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1877-8 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1878-9 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1879-80 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1880-1 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1881-2 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1882-3 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1883-4 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1884-5 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1885-6 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1886-7 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1887-8 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1888-9 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1889-90 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1890-1 | CH, JK | |
| V | 1891-2 | CH, JK | |
| W | 1892-3 | CH, JK | |
| X | 1893-4 | CH, JK | |
| Y | 1894-5 | CH, JK | |
| Z | 1895-6 | CH, JK |
1896-7 to 1915-6
Letter Style: black letter capitals
Omitted Letters: J
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1896-7 | CH, JK | |
| B | 1897-8 | CH, JK | |
| C | 1898-9 | CH, JK | |
| D | 1899-00 | CH, JK | |
| E | 1900-1 | CH, JK | |
| F | 1901-2 | CH, JK | |
| G | 1902-3 | CH, JK | |
| H | 1903-4 | CH, JK | |
| I | 1904-5 | CH, JK | |
| K | 1905-6 | CH, JK | |
| L | 1906-7 | CH, JK | |
| M | 1907-8 | CH, JK | |
| N | 1908-9 | CH, JK | |
| O | 1909-10 | CH, JK | |
| P | 1910-1 | CH, JK | |
| Q | 1911-2 | CH, JK | |
| R | 1912-3 | CH, JK | |
| S | 1913-4 | CH, JK | |
| T | 1914-5 | CH, JK | |
| U | 1915-6 | CH, JK |
1916-7 to 1923-4
Letter Style: Gaelic (uncial-style) letters
Notes: Jackson ends at e 1920-1; f, g, h Chaffers only.
| Letter | Year | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1916-7 | CH, JK | |
| b | 1917-8 | CH, JK | |
| c | 1918-9 | CH, JK | |
| d | 1919-20 | CH, JK | |
| e | 1920-1 | CH, JK | |
| f | 1921-2 | medium | CH |
| g | 1922-3 | medium | CH |
| h | 1923-4 | medium | CH |