Vermeil
See also: Vermilion (homonymy)
The Vermeil is money (925 Sterling) covered with Or (14, 18 ct or 22 ct) by plating. He is regarded as a Noble metal, for this reason object of customs regulations .
Like gold, it does not give a Allergie.
The first objects in vermeil were carried out by the Incas using particularly elaborate processes. It is in France at the beginning of the 18th century that the technique of vermeil develops. Its production was then stopped because of the toxicity of the mercury necessary to its production. Nowadays, a process of plating by electrolysis replaced the old process.
Formerly very much used in Cutlery and Jewelry for its resistance, it was abandoned because of its too high cost price. The White House however has a set of table linen in vermeil, exposed in its room vermeil .
Definition of the office of competition (Canada) , section noble metals: The qualitys stamp ( vermilion or vermil ) used for vermeil can be affixed only on articles including/understanding at least 92,5 p. 100 of gold money and plated of at least 10 carats. No standard was set as for the minimal thickness of the gold coating.
In the United States, so that the quality stamp " vermeil" can be affixed, the minimal quality of the gold plating is of 14K with a minimal thickness of 2,5 microns.
For France, there must be a minimal thickness of 5 microns gold 18 carats.
To consult the payments in strengths in your locality.
Symbolic system
The Noces of vermeil symbolize the 45 years of Mariage in the Folklore French.
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