Back Bellón AN سبيكة نقدية Arabic Білон BE-X-OLD Билонни монети Bulgarian Billó Catalan Billon (legering) Danish Billon German Vellón (aleación) Spanish بیلون (آلیاژ) Persian Billon (alliage) French

Billon (alloy)

Not to be confused with bullion or billion.
Billon dirham of Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, dated 439 AH (1047–1048 AD)

Billon (/ˈbɪlən/) is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper). It is used chiefly for making coins, medals, and token coins.

The word comes from the French bille, which means 'log'.[1]

  1. ^ "Billon". Dictionary.com (Unabridged (v 1.1) ed.). Random House, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

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