Matt Hall
Electro plated in Korea.
It is most likely a maker, or manufacturer's mark. See related link for some with "s."
It probably means that you have a spoon with a maker's hallmark on it. I'm not familiar with that particular hallmark but it's likely silver or at least sliver plated.
Electro Plated
Royal Dalton
The weight in grams of the spoon.
JSD are the makers initials EP stands for electro-plate
It's the ability of a liquid to 'coat the back of a spoon' or the act of coating a food.
Of course not.
It is the / mark - it is slanted forward as you read left-to-right. A back slash is the \ mark.
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