Silver phosphate glasses of general formula xAg 2 O•(100 − x)P 2 O 5 have been investigated over compositional range from x = 40 to 62.5 mol%. The local structure around phosphorus atom has been studied via 31 P nuclear magnetic resonance. leads to formation of phosphate groups with specific resonance peaks which are mainly related to pyro and orthophosphate species. The rate of change of the chemical shift of the 31 P NMR depends on the bond type, which in turn reflects the extent of double bonding between phosphorus and oxygen atoms. Increasing concentration of Q 0 with increasing Ag 2 O content leads to decreasing quantities of bridging and double bonds. As a consequence, specific symmetric resonance peak of higher intensity and chemical shift (Q 0 ) is a feature of silver rich glasses (orthophosphate). The latter species is therefore proposed to compose of separated membered rings, which cause deshielding of phosphate units. XRD and EDP studies have shown that, amorphous phosphate network is the dominant structure of glasses containing ≤ 55 mol% Ag 2 O. Some ordered and well crystallized phases are formed at higher Ag 2 O concentration. Increasing non-bridging oxygen atoms is shown to have the main effect on crystallization behavior. Orthophosphate composition is the most crystalline one among the other compositions (ultra, meta-and pyrophosphate). Presence of orthophosphate species which typically contains highest concentration from isolated Q 0 units is the main reason for building up crystalline Ag 3 PO 4 phosphate phase.