Hall marks on gold & silver plate

1 68 HALL MARKS ON PLATE.
In 1 5 19 the leopard's head appears with a different crown, and
within a shaped outUne.
From that time until the end of the seventeenth century, the
crowned leopard's head was placed within a line following the shape
of the head and crown. The appearance of the lion at this time is
noble, and he appears as the crowned king of beasts.
a circle.
In 1678 the head was once again and for the last time placed in
In 1697 the Britannia standard was introduced, and the lion's
head erased was used instead of the leopard's head.
The form of this stamp has never been altered, and is still used
in the same shaped outline,
time.
for the higher standard, at the present
The old standard was revived in 1720, and the leopard's head
crowned was again used, but the shields at this time were of very
uncertain shape.
In 1739 the shield was altered to a shape similar to that of the
date letter.