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Hermes made prior to 1970 will have no shape but just an embossed letter.
#READING LOUIS VUITTON DATE CODES CODE#
HERMES DATE CODE GUIDEHermes will typically have an embossed stamp of the a letter and a geometric shape (either a circle or a square), which represent the year it was manufactured. Zero NO strikethrough only until 27X*, 1 serif font Note: Hologram stickers do fall off on occassion and the lack of a sticker does not mean that the bag is not authentic. However, fake bag manufacturers do not focus on quality made products and easily forget to include specific details as they typically mass produce their items.ģ or 4 digit date codes, representing the month and year that the product was manfuctured.ģ or 4 digit date codes (as above) followed by two letters representing the location that the product was manufactured.įirst two letters represent the location that the product was manufactures.Ī0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DU, CO, CT, ET, FL, LW, MB, MI, NO, RA, RI, SD, SL, SN, SP, SR, TH, TR, VI, VXĬHANEL DATE CODE GUIDEChanel will typically have an interior hologram sticker with date codes that correspond to the year of manufacturer, as well as "slashes" on the number zero corresponding to the particular year of manufactured and feet or font serifs on the number one.
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Note: Fake bag manufacturers are getting better at replicating the authentic products so it is important to always evaluate the exterior, interior, grommets, hardware, lining etc. - stamped on the inside lining close of the seam of canvas leather lined bags (usually in an offset dark color).- directly embossed on Alcantara lining (suede material on inside of Epi leather bags).- directly embossed on the under side of the D-ring (typical of Speedy).- directly embossed on the inner lining and close to the inside seam of the product.
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- separate leather tab that stick out of the inner lining with the code embedded.Other methods of determining the authenticity of the Louis Vuitton product will be where the code is located for that particular item and the apperance of the code. Vintage Louis Vuitton manufactures prior to 1980 would not have any date codes, and can only be verified as authentic by looking at various factors: evaluating when the style was introduced, looking at the exterior leather, inspecting the lining/stitches etc.īelow is the table of the date codes used by Louis Vuitton on their products, which can be interpreted according to Louis Vuitton date codes or authenticity codes began appearing after the 1980's.