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billon

an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper)
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billon

Summary

billon has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • billon is a type of copper-based alloy[2].
  • billon is a type of silver alloy[3].
  • billon comprises copper[4].
  • billon comprises silver[5].
  • billon's different from is recorded as Bilon[6].
  • billon's different from is recorded as bullion[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include copper-based alloy[2] and silver alloy[3].

Use and Application

Components include copper[4], a chemical element[8] and silver[5], a chemical element[9].

Why It Matters

billon has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] billon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q119892838
    Has part(s) → copper, silver
    Has use → ['Q41207', 'Q113813711']
    Has part(s) of the class → Q1090
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q119892838]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269337|batch #269337]]"
  2. 9d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → ['Q41207', 'Q113813711']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q41207]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269302|batch #269302]]"
  3. 12d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chemical formula → Ag·Cu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P274]]: Ag·Cu, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269176|batch #269176]]"
  4. 12w ago · Hilal knight · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → copper-based alloy, silver alloy
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Bilon, bullion
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q25537097 */"
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