The Hallmark

Four marks that resolve to a public record

A Hallmark is attached to one specific engagement that passed independent assessment — never to a supplier as a whole. It is four marks in a fixed order: who built the work, against which standard, assessed by whom, and when. Every Hallmark resolves to a record on the Register you can inspect.

Specimen — not certified

Every Hallmark on this page is a specimen. No engagement, Assayer or Practitioner named here exists.

Specimen — illustrative. Not an assessment. Not certified.No Register entry

Assessed engagement

Claims triage assistant for a UK insurer (specimen, not certified)

Scope: intake classification and routing for motor claims. Excludes settlement decisions and customer-facing generation.

Standard: IDEA v3 · published 2026-03-01
Assayer: Specimen Assayer SPX · accreditation status: specimen
Practitioner: Specimen Practitioner S·P
Status: Specimen record
Date: —
Evidence: Acceptance criteriaTest recordsData lineageOperating controls
History: None — this record was never submitted.

Stable identifier

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AF-0000-0000-SPX

Specimen

Drawn to show the pattern. No engagement, Assayer or Practitioner named here exists.

A specimen shows how a record is laid out. It is not a Register entry, and no assessment has taken place.

Assessment evidence describes what was tested and what passed. It is not a claim about commercial outcomes and does not replace buyer due diligence. Source of truth: assayfoundation.org/register.

The four parts, in a fixed order

How to read a Hallmark

The parts always run left to right in the same order, separated by a single gilt midline dot. Read together, they make a complete, attributable statement about one piece of work.

Part 1 · Shield
Practitioner’s Mark

Who built the work?

The personal mark of the lead Practitioner who built and stands behind the work. Its initials and shape identify an individual, not a firm, so the record of their work stays attributable to them.
Part 2 · Oval
Standard Mark

Against which standard?

The Standard the engagement was assessed against, and its version. Because the version is part of the mark, a Hallmark’s meaning is fixed at the date it was issued and does not drift as the Standard develops. The oval reads “IDEA · III” — one of the few places Roman numerals remain.
Part 3 · Touchstone slate and cipher
Assayer Mark

Assessed by whom?

The cipher of the independent Assayer that carried out the assessment. The cipher is also the final segment of the engagement’s identifier, so the record names who assessed the work and who is accountable for the assessment.
Part 4 · Circle
Date Letter

When?

A single letter whose cartouche shape and case fix the cycle while the letter fixes the year. It is derived from the date of issue, never entered by hand, so a Hallmark cannot be back-dated.

The Hallmark is always drawn in its formal register — ink cartouches, parchment lettering — even on a modern page. It is never redrawn, animated or used as an icon.

What a Hallmark does not mean

Not a certified supplier. It attaches to one assessed engagement. No firm is certified by virtue of a Hallmark.

Not a guarantee of outcomes. It records what was assessed and what passed, at the date of issue — not future commercial results.

Not a substitute for due diligence. It gives a buyer independent evidence to weigh; it does not remove the buyer’s own checks.

Further

Open the Register

Four marks that resolve to a public record

Claims triage assistant for a UK insurer (specimen, not certified)

How to read a Hallmark

Practitioner’s Mark

Standard Mark

Assayer Mark

Date Letter

Anatomy of the Hallmark

For buyers

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