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Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths - Definition and Overview |
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The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, which has origins in the twelfth century, received a Royal Charter in 1327.
The Company was originally responsible for hallmarking platinum, gold and silver. (The word hallmarking arises from the fact that precious metals were officially inspected and marked in Goldsmith's Hall, the Company's official home.) Today, the Company is one of the few Livery Companies that continues to carry out its ancient functions. The Company operates the London Assay Office, where objects made of precious metals are tested for purity, and then marked with an official symbol if it passed the necessary tests. At a Trial of the Pyx, they are responsible for checking the validity of British coinage.
The Company ranks fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its motto is Justitia Virtutem Regina, Latin for Justice and Virtue are Queen.
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Example Usage of Worshipful |
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concretedetail: RT @TrowelTalk High Quality #Plaster work by my friends and brothers from the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers http://tinyurl.com/y8qpwww |
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TrowelTalk: High Quality #Plaster work by my friends and brothers from the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers [IMAGE] http://tinyurl.com/y8qpwww |
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LukeLorence: RT @m_thiel Feeling a person moving around in your wife's belly, who is 1/2 your DNA is fun. Knowing Jesus partook of the same is Worshipful |
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