BILLON


Meaning of BILLON in English

/bil"euhn/ , n.

1. an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.

2. an alloy of silver with copper or the like, used for coins of small denomination.

3. any coin struck from such an alloy.

[ 1720-30; bille log (see BILLET 2 ) + -on n. suffix ]

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