Billon (other)
Billon may refer to: * Billon (alloy), a metal alloy containing mostly copper or bronze with small quantity of silver People *Claudius Billon (1896–1944), French air force officer *Jean-Louis Billon (born 1964), Ivorian politician *Jonathan Le Billon (born 1980), British actor *Nicolas Billon (born 1978), Canadian writer *Philippe Le Billon, geographer, author, and professor *Pierre Billon (writer) (born 1937), novelist and screenwriter *Pierre Billon (director) (1901–1981), French film director and screenwriter *René Billon (1931 – 2020), French footballer *Thomas Billon ( 1617–1647), French anagrammatist *Yves Billon (born 1946), French documentary film-maker See also * Billion (other) Billion is a name for a large number. It may refer specifically to: * 1,000,000,000 (, one thousand million), the short scale definition * 1,000,000,000,000 (, one million million), the long scale definition Billion may also refer to: * Billions ...

Billon (alloy)
Billon () is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper). It is used chiefly for making coins, medals, and token coins. The word comes from the French language, French ''bille'', which means "log". History The use of billon coins dates from ancient Ancient Greek, Greece and continued through the Middle Ages. During the sixth and fifth centuries BC, some cities on Lesbos used coins made of 60% copper and 40% silver. In both ancient times and the Middle Ages, leaner mixtures were adopted, with less than