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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Changes To Hallmarks On Deliverable Grades Of Precious Metals

Date 22/11/2007

The following modifications, including hallmarks, were made to the below Deliverable Grade of platinum.

Commodity: Platinum

Producer: Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd.

The below 2 types of modification were made (resulting in 2 new types of ingots):

*Type No. 1: hallmark modification

*Type No. 2: shape of ingot and hallmark modification

Applicable contract months: the modifications came into effect on November 21st 2007, and applies to delivery from the Dec07 contract onward (except for early delivery in November 2007)

In addition, warehouse receipts issued with the previous hallmark will be accepted for the time being.

Click here to view both old and new hallmarks.