FACT, INFORMATION, TRUTH: Wedding Anniversary Symbols

Year	Traditional (U.S.)	Traditional (UK)	Suggested modern gift list created by librarians at Chicago Public Library
1^st	Paper	Cotton	Clock
2^nd	Cotton	Paper	China
3^rd	Leather		Crystal, glass
4^th	Linen, silk	Fruit and flowers	Appliances (electrical)
5^th	Wood		Silverware
6^th	Iron	Sugar	Wood objects
7^th	Wool, copper	Woollen	Desk sets/pen and pencil sets
8^th	Bronze	Salt	Linens, lace
9^th	Pottery	Copper	Leather goods
10^th	Tin, Aluminium	Tin	Diamond jewelry
11^th	Steel		Fashion jewelry, accessories
12^th	Silk	Silk and fine linen	Pearls, colored gems
13^th	Lace		Textiles, furs
14^th	Ivory		Gold jewelry
15^th	Crystal		Watches
16^th			Silver holloware
17^th			Furniture
18^th			Porcelain
19^th			Bronze
20^th	China		Platinum
21^st			Brass, Nickel
22^nd			Copper
23^rd			Silver plate
24^th	Opal		Musical instruments
25^th	Silver
30^th	Pearl		Diamond
35^th	Coral, jade	Coral	Jade
40^th	Ruby
45^th	Sapphire		Sapphire
50^th	Gold
55^th	Emerald		Emerald
60^th	Diamond (yellow)	Diamond
65^th		Blue sapphire
70^th		Platinum
75^th	Diamond, gold		Diamond, gold
80^th		Oak	Diamond, pearl
85^th	Moonstone	Wine	Wife's birthstone
90^th		Stone	Engraved marble, Granite

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