There is a trend of buying gold on special occasions and festivals in India. When it comes to marriage, gold jewelry is made, because buying gold is considered auspicious. When we go to buy gold jewelry, the question that comes to mind is whether we are buying pure gold. Will there be any fraud in the gold jewelry shop on the street corner? Do only big brands provide pure gold? Many such questions come to our minds. We get to hear one answer to all such questions - that whenever you buy gold, make sure that the gold is BIS hallmarked. But the question again is how to identify pure gold with the BIS hallmark. In this article, we are telling you about three such signs related to the purchase of pure gold, by looking at which you can immediately check the purity of gold. This work can be done along with buying jewelry.

Keep in mind that whenever you buy gold, it should be hallmarked by The Bureau of Indian Standards.

You have to look for the hallmarking sign of the Bureau of Indian Standards on gold items. From July 1, 2021, the government has revised the hallmarking sign on gold jewelry. You have to look for three symbols on BIS hallmarking gold-

Three symbols of BIS hallmarking gold
1. BIS Standard Mark

2. Purity Fitness Grade

3. 6-digit alphanumeric code (HUID Number)

BIS Standard Mark
The first sign you have to look for on the gold item is the BIS logo. This shape will be triangle/triangle/triangle. The stamp of this logo on gold jewelry tells that the jewelry being purchased has been checked from a BIS-certified center.

Purity Fitness Grade
When purchasing a gold item, the second sign you have to look for is the purity of the gold. This sign will tell the degree of gold purity.

Gold Categories - 14K, 18K, 20K, 22K, 23K and 24K
If gold jewelry has a 22K916 stamp, it means that the gold item you are buying contains 91.6% gold and 8.4% other metals.
If gold jewelry has an 18K750 stamp, it means that the gold item you are buying contains 75% gold and 25% other metals.
If gold jewelry has a 14K585 stamp, it means that the gold item you are buying contains 58.5% gold and 41.5% other metals.

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