I love this ring!  Great way to show your Irish pride.  It is definitely silver as I have pretty much worn this ring since it arrived.  There has been absolutely no fading of the silver and no green marks on my finger!  The only thing, I ordered a size 10 so I could wear it on my middle finger and it is a bit small so it is a little too small for the middle finger and too big for the ring finger but I make it work because I love it so much!  I would definitely consider ordering this ring a size too big.