Complete Definition of "Britannia silver"

English
Proper noun
Britannia silver
#An alloy of more than 95.84% silver, and up to 4.16% copper; in use for coin from 1697 to 1720, it was withdrawn because it was too soft
See also
sterling silver

Category:English proper nouns

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