Billon
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Description
An alloy of Copper with a precious metal, such as Gold or Silver. Billon is used to makes coins, tokens, and medals.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: billon