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Bullion vs Billon - What's the difference?

bullion | billon |

As nouns the difference between bullion and billon

is that bullion is a bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots while billon is any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that is used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

bullion

English

Noun

  • A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
  • (obsolete) base or uncurrent coin
  • * Sylvester
  • And those which eld's strict doom did disallow, / And damn for bullion , go for current now.
  • (obsolete) showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
  • * Skelton
  • The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound.
  • (obsolete) A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
  • (Webster 1913)

    billon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia billon) (en noun)
  • Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that is used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.