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Record 1 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nonferrous Metals and Alloys - Various
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Coining
DEF

... an alloy consisting of mostly copper (roughly 60 percent), and approximately 20 percent nickel, about 20 percent zinc, and about 5 percent tin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métaux et alliages non ferreux divers
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Monnayage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metales y aleaciones no ferrosos - Varios
  • Artículos de joyería
  • Orfebrería
  • Acuñación de moneda
DEF

Aleación para cubiertos y orfebrería constituida por una mezcla de cobre, níquel y cinc en proporciones variables [...] que imita el color y aspecto de la plata.

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