In this case, the bag was manufactured in France (VI) and the outer stamp matches the manufacturing location in the date code stamp.
This is a great way to authenticate your bag if your model uses an outer stamp as well.
Some bags, like my Alma, have the manufacturing location stamped outside the bag as well. Louis Vuitton Date Code Factory Abbreviations Photo Credit: CoutureUSA There are several factory codes that could be used on Louis Vuitton items for factories located in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United States of America, and there is also a code for Re-Line Items (DK). This date code marks a bag manufactured in April 1987 in France. The two letters represent the manufacturing location. Like the previous date codes, the first two numbers indicate the year and the next one to two numbers indicate the month of manufacturing. The mid to late 1980s saw a change in the Louis Vuitton date code to mark the location of factories of manufacturing. This date code represents a bag made in March of 1985. The first two digits indicates the year while the last digit(s) indicate the the month the bag was made. Three to four digit date codes were used between 1982 to the mid 1980s. This makes it very difficult to authenticate older vintage bag. Louis Vuitton bags did not have date codes prior to 1982. No Date Code? May Be an Authentic VINTAGE LV Bag! All of the info in this post comes straight from CoutureUSA and their detailed info on date codes in their A Quick Guide to Authentic Louis Vuitton Date Codes. There are many great sites dedicated to authenticating LV bag authenticity using the date code. I’ll be talking about date codes and how to spot the real deal in this post. So how do you know your bag is authentic? Well, there are a few things that are a dead giveaway: stitching color/quality, monogram imperfections, bright red embossing on handles or leather edges (this one is fairly common and oh so easy to spot… pay attention, guys!), and the ever famous date code.
Louis Vuitton handbags are beautiful (and expensive!) and some of the most replicated bags out there.
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