Photocards for hallmarked jewellery, says BIS

This photo card shall carry all the details of the hallmarked product, including a magnified picture

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) plans to make hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory and, as a first step, it has proposed photocards for hallmarked jewellery. 

Currently, the hallmark logos on jewellery are very small and difficult to decipher. The authenticity of these logos also remains suspect.

To address this problem, the BIS has proposed to introduce a photocard, of the size of a credit card, with each hallmarked jewellery. This photocard will carry all the details of the product, including a magnified picture of the four hallmark logos, the caratage of the jewellery, the name of the jewellery shop,