Last Updated on 14 September 2023
25-year anniversaries are often celebrated with silver
50-year anniversaries often with gold
Sometime during the Victorian Period people began standardizing the gifts for anniversaries. There are many theories as to how it all began. Below are the “accepted” lists of traditional gifts and modern gifts.
| Anniversary Number | Flowers | Traditional | Modern |
| 1 | Carnation | Paper | Clocks |
| 2 | Cosmos | Cotton | China |
| 3 | Sunflower | Leather | Crystal or Glass |
| 4 | Geranium | Linen | Appliances |
| 5 | Daisy | Wood | Silverware |
| 6 | Calla Lily | Iron | Wood Objects |
| 7 | Freesia | Wool | Desk Sets |
| 8 | Clematis | Bronze | Linens or Lace |
| 9 | Poppy | Pottery | Leather Goods |
| 10 | Daffodil | Tin | Diamond |
| 11 | Morning Glory | Steel | Fashion Jewelry |
| 12 | Peony | Silk | Pearls or Colored Gems |
| 13 | Chrysanthemum | Lace | Textiles or Furs |
| 14 | Dahlia | Ivory | Gold Jewelry |
| 15 | Rose | Crystal | Watches |
| 16 | Statice | Wax | Silver Holloware |
| 17 | Red Carnation | Furniture | Furniture |
| 18 | Porcelain | Porcelain | |
| 19 | Chrysanthemum | Bronze | Bronze |
| 20 | Aster | China | Platinum |
| 21 | Brass or Nickel | ||
| 22 | Copper | ||
| 23 | Silver Plate | ||
| 24 | Musical Instruments | ||
| 25 | Iris | Silver | Sterling Silver |
| 26 | Original Pictures | ||
| 27 | Sculpture | ||
| 28 | Orchids | ||
| 29 | New Furniture | ||
| 30 | Lily | Pearl | Diamond |
| 31 | Timepieces | ||
| 32 | Conveyances (like cars or bikes) | ||
| 33 | Amethyst | ||
| 34 | Opal | ||
| 35 | Coral Rose | Coral | Jade |
| 36 | Bone China | ||
| 37 | Alabaster | ||
| 38 | Beryl or Tourmaline | ||
| 39 | Lace | ||
| 40 | Gladiolus | Ruby | Ruby |
| 41 | Land | ||
| 42 | Improved Real Estate | ||
| 43 | Travel | ||
| 44 | Groceries | ||
| 45 | Blue Iris | Sapphire | Sapphire |
| 46 | Original Poetry Tribute | ||
| 47 | Books | ||
| 48 | Optical Goods (like telescope or microscope) | ||
| 49 | Luxuries of any kind | ||
| 50 | Yellow Rose with Violets | Gold | Gold |
| 55 | Calla Lily | Emerald | Emerald |
| 60 | Orchid | Diamond | Diamond |
| 75 | Diamonds or Gold | ||
| 80 | Diamond or Peal | ||
| 85 | Diamond or Sapphire | ||
| 90 | Diamond or Emerald | ||
| 95 | Diamond or Ruby | ||
| 100 | 10-Carat Diamond | ||
