billon

1. An alloy of gold or silver with a greater proportion of another metal, such as copper, used in making coins.
2. An alloy of silver with a high percentage of copper, used in making medals and tokens.

[French, from Old French, ingot, from bille, log. See billet².]

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Billon may refer to:

Contents 1 Alloy 2 Billón 3 Surname Billon 4 Surname Le Billon

Alloy

• Billon (alloy), metal alloy containing copper

Billón

• Billion
• Milliard
• Trillion

Surname Billon

• Nicolas Billon
• Pierre Billon
• Yves Billon

Surname Le Billon

• Jonathan Le Billon
• Philippe Le Billon

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