The meaning of Billon
Billon – definition
nounAn alloy formerly used for coinage, containing gold or silver with a predominating amount of copper or other base metal.
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The falling value of the scottish currency derived in part from the practice of mixing silver with …
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Word origin
early 18th century: from French, literally ‘bronze or copper money’, in Old French‘ingot’, from bille (see billet2).
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