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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 357501, member: 112&quot;]You&#039;ve heard the term Sterling silver ? Well, Sterling silver, I think, originally came from France. But its most common use is from Great Britain because all of their silver coins, for centuries, were always .925 silver. And when they talked about British money they would refer to it as Pounds Sterling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, they don&#039;t use silver in their money any more and the silver used in the Britannia coins is not .925 - it&#039;s .958. So they had to come up with a new term, something different than Sterling silver. They chose Britannia silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>And in case ya didn&#039;t know - Britnnia is an allegorical figure, not someone who ever really existed. She is the symbol of Great Britain much like Lady Liberty is the symbol of the US.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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