2 Vodka cups - .916 Silver & Vermeil - Tallin Jewelry Factory - U.S.S.R., 1975

A pair of Vodka cups in silver and vermeille, from the former Estonian Socialist Soviet Republic (part of the Soviet Union). The cups are made of 1st grade silver and gilded on the inside. The exterior is ornately decorated with traditional Slavic patterns.

Standard: .916 silver
Marks: - Soviet 1st standard mark .916 (Hammer and Sickle)
                 - Maker's mark TJ (Таллинская Ювелирная Фабрика/Tallin Jewelry Factory)
Year: 1975 (the 5 before the maker's mark TJ denotes the year of manufacture; 1975)
Weight: 85 grams (the pair)

Height: 8cm
Diameter: 3.5cm at the widest point.