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
FlowersTraditionalModern
1CarnationPaperClocks
2CosmosCottonChina
3SunflowerLeatherCrystal or Glass
4GeraniumLinenAppliances
5DaisyWoodSilverware
6Calla LilyIronWood Objects
7FreesiaWoolDesk Sets
8ClematisBronzeLinens or Lace
9PoppyPotteryLeather Goods
10DaffodilTinDiamond
11Morning GlorySteelFashion Jewelry
12PeonySilkPearls or Colored Gems
13ChrysanthemumLaceTextiles or Furs
14DahliaIvoryGold Jewelry
15RoseCrystalWatches
16StaticeWaxSilver Holloware
17Red CarnationFurnitureFurniture
18PorcelainPorcelain
19ChrysanthemumBronzeBronze
20AsterChinaPlatinum
21Brass or Nickel
22Copper
23Silver Plate
24Musical Instruments
25IrisSilverSterling Silver
26Original Pictures
27Sculpture
28Orchids
29New Furniture
30LilyPearlDiamond
31Timepieces
32Conveyances
(like cars or bikes)
33Amethyst
34Opal
35Coral RoseCoralJade
36Bone China
37Alabaster
38Beryl or Tourmaline
39Lace
40GladiolusRubyRuby
41Land
42Improved Real Estate
43Travel
44Groceries
45Blue IrisSapphireSapphire
46Original Poetry Tribute
47Books
48Optical Goods
(like telescope or microscope)
49Luxuries of any kind
50Yellow Rose
with Violets
GoldGold
55Calla LilyEmeraldEmerald
60OrchidDiamondDiamond
75Diamonds or Gold
80Diamond or Peal
85Diamond or Sapphire
90Diamond or Emerald
95Diamond or Ruby
10010-Carat Diamond

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