Top Mark Convention - Binary Year

Contents Lead-free Alpha Year Code | Numeric Year Code

Symbol	Format	Description
&Y	----	Binary Calendar Year Coding Scheme (Alpha Year code for lead-free products)

Table 1: Lead-free Products Alpha Calendar Year Coding Scheme

Calendar Year	Binary Translation
2000	A
2001	B
2002	C
2003	D
2004	E
2005	F
2006	G
2007	H
2008	J
2009	K
2010	A
2011	B

Note: The marking of the physical year for lead free products will repeat after the cycle of ten (10) years

Table 2: Binary Calendar Year Coding Scheme

Calendar Year	Binary Translation
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Note: The unshaded blocks will appear as blank in the actual marking.

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