Definition

• EPBM.  Electroplated britannia metal. Rarely used in the medallic field where some British medallic objects are so marked. Usually britannia metal is silverplated; it has the look and color of silver but is much lighter weight than solid silver.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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