1997-present, letters are encased in a
Square
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1996 – 1971 letters are encased in a
Circle
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1945-1970 have no geometric shape
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2014
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R
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1996
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Z
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1970
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Z
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2013
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Q
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1995
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Y
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1969
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Y
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2012
|
P
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1994
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X
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1968
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X
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2011
|
O
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1993
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W
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1967
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W
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2010
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N
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1992
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V
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1966
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V
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2009
|
M
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1991
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U
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1965
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U
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2008
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L
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1990
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T
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1964
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T
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2007
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K
|
1989
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S
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1963
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S
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2006
|
J
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1988
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R
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1962
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R
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2005
|
I
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1987
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Q
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1961
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Q
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2004
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H
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1986
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P
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1960
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P
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2003
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G
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1985
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O
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1959
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O
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2002
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F
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1984
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N
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1958
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N
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2001
|
E
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1983
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M
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1957
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M
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2000
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D
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1982
|
L
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1956
|
L
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1999
|
C
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1981
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K
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1955
|
K
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1998
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B
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1980
|
J
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1954
|
J
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1997
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A
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1979
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I
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1953
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I
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1978
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H
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1952
|
H
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1977
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G
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1951
|
G
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1976
|
F
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1950
|
F
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1975
|
E
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1949
|
E
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1974
|
D
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1948
|
D
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1973
|
C
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1947
|
C
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1972
|
B
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1946
|
B
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1971
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A
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1945
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A
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Hermès date stamps are marked in Hermès bags
together with a craftsman ID stamp. Each letter represents the year the item
was made.
From 1945, Hermès stamped their bags without a
shape. From 1971, Hermès started encasing the letter in a shape.
Exotic
materials have special stamps:
- a square represents alligator skin;
- double dots (..) represents Niloticus Crocodile;
- caret (^) represents Porosus Crocodile;
- hyphen (-) represents lizard skin.