German-silver

Noun

German silver (usually uncountable, plural German silvers)

1. (usually) Cupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.
   • Mr. Briggs recommended plated medals, on German silver, as the best.1841, John Yonge Akerman, editor, The Numismatic Chronicle, Volume IV: April 1841—January 1842, page 175

   Synonyms:

   albata, argentan, cupronickel, electrum, maillechort, new silver, nickel brass, nickel silver, paktong