Nordic gold is a gold-coloured copper alloy consisting of 89% copper, 5% aluminium, 5% zinc, and 1% tin.[1] It's been used for coinage, most notable the 50 cent, 20 cent, and 10 cent Euro coins. The alloy was originally developed for the Swedish 10-krona coin,[2] from which the name originates.[3]
It contains no gold and its colour and weight are quite unlike pure gold. It is non-allergenic; its other advantages include antimycotic [4] and weak antimicrobial (especially after abrasion) [5] attributes, and resistance to tarnishing.
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- ^ What is 'Nordic Gold' Copper Development Association
- ^ http://www.scda.com/copper/development-history.html
- ^ Predecimal.com. "The selection of the alloy for the New Euro Coins". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ Quaranta, Davide; et al. (January 2011). "Mechanisms of Contact-Mediated Killing of Yeast Cells on Dry Metallic Copper Surfaces". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77 (2). American Society for Microbiology: 416–426. doi:10.1128/AEM.01704-10. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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