Oroide

Oroide is an inexpensive copper alloy with a gold-like appearance used in coins or for decorative purposes where a gold-colored metal is desirable. Oroide may be brass (an alloy of copper and zinc), bronze (an alloy of copper and in modern times tin), or other gold-colored copper alloy. Oroide may also be known as goldene or goldine. ^[1]

See also

• Iron pyrite, a non-oroide mineral sometimes referred to as "fool's gold"
• Nordic gold, a similar gold-colored alloy

References

1. "Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis | Comprehensive Research & Reference for U.S. Coinage" . Retrieved 2025-11-09.