Hermes Authentication Guide (stamps/year, hardware, etc)

No Shape

Circle 

 Square

1945 A

1971 A

1997 A

1946 B

1972 B

1998 B

1947 C

1973 C

1999 C

1948 D

1974 D

2000 D

1949 E

1975 E

2001 E

1950 F

1976 F

2002 F

1951 G

1977 G

2003 G

1952 H

1978 H

2004 H

1953 I

1979 I

2005 I

1954 J

1980 J

2006 J

1955 K

1981 K

2007 K (Orange dust bag changed from orange to double circle beige)

1956 L

1982 L 

2008 L

1957 M

1983 M

2009 M

1958 N

1984 N

2010 N

1959 O

1985 O

2011 O (Box has NO watermarks and the years before)

1960 P

1986 P

2012 P

1961 Q

1987 Q

2013 Q (H Artisans producing fake bags using original parts)

1962 R

1988 R

2014 R (H Artisans producing fake bags using original parts; Box has watermarks)

1963 S

1989 S

2015 T (no square started)

1964 T

1990 T

2016 X

1965 U

1991 U

2017 A

1966 V

1992 V

2018 C

1967 W

1993 W

2019 D

1968 X

1994 X

2020 Y (Started showing stamps on receipt)

1969 Y

1995 Y

2021 Z

1970 Z

1996 Z

 2022 U

2023 B (Stopped Raincoat in July?)

 2024 W