AUTHENTIC THREADED BEAD CHARM ALE PANDORA BEAD STERLING 925 LOVE (HEARTS)INVENTORY NUMBER: 16689DESCRIPTION: BEAD IS MUCH NICER THAN PICTURED. HAVING A BAD CAMERA DAY ..MAKER and/or METALMARK: ALE 925 WEIGHT:4 GRAMS CONDITION: AS SHOWN, or better (in many cases, previously OWNED does NOT MEAN previously WORN. It means I was NOT the original owner.)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Pandora HallmarkThe first way to know whether an item is an authentic Pandora is in accordance with the Pandora company’s guidelines when it comes to looking for the Pandora hallmark on the Bead or Bracelet.Most Pandora jewelry items are now marked with the letters ‘ALE’ together with 925 on silver items and the numbers 585 on gold items.‘ALE’ are the initials of Per Enevoldsen’s father who was called Algot Enevoldsen. Per Enevoldsen is the founder of Pandora so the lettering now displayed on Pandora jewelry is the original jeweller’s hallmark.925 is the jewelry symbol representing silver and 585 is the jewelry symbol representing 14ct gold.Many Pandora items, including Pandora bracelets also now include the Pandora crown symbol (Note: Old bracelets purchased before 2008 won’t have the Crown symbol as Pandora only started using the Crown symbol in 2008)If you can see this hallmark on your Pandora Jewelry, that is an indication that item should be Authentic Pandora Jewelry. SIZE COMPARISONUS Penny = 19.00 mm = .75 inchUS Nickel = 21.20 mm = .835 inchUS Dime = 17.80 mm = .705 inchUS Quarter = 24.26 mm = .955 inch ALL JEWELRY PURCHASES INCLUDE A GIFT BOX AND ALL CHARM PURCHASES INCLUDE A NEW SNAPEEZ® JUMP RING