Albata
Albata. Alloy of nickel, copper and zinc; an early name for nickel-silver. The silver-gray alloy was more popularly called German-silver at the beginning of the 20th century, but nickel-silver after World War I. It is noted for its hard wearing qualities. The word is Latin for whitened. See nickel-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