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Billon

Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

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Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

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standardnoun	A level of quality or attainment.
massnoun	(physical) Matter, material.
goldnoun	(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
speciesnoun	(biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
minargentnoun	(historical) An alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.
bellmetalnoun	Alternative form of bell metal. [A hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells.]
base metalnoun	A common or inexpensive metal.
bell metalnoun	A hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells.
silvernoun	(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
bimetallic	More generally, consisting of two metals.
symmetallismnoun	A currency system based on the value of a fixed proportion of two metals.
sterlingnoun	(by extension) (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
solidusnoun	(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
off-metalnoun	A coin or token struck in an abnormal choice of metal.
flowered silvernoun	(historical) The standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.
electrumnoun	An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
white metalnoun	Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
multimetallismnoun	(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon multiple different metals.
bronzenoun	(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
platenoun	A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.