tombac in a sentence
1- The medal is made of tombac in the number of 170 pieces.
2- tombac : A type of brass that was used to make Canadian 5 cent coins in 1942 and 1943.
3- Due to high demands for copper and zinc during the war effort, the use of tombac was suspended.
4- During World War II, the demand for nickel for the war effort was great enough for the 5¢ coin to be issued in tombac instead.
5- The composition of the 5¢ coin was changed to tombac in 1942; and the design was changed to a V for Victory in 1943.
6- In 1942, as a wartime measure, nickel was replaced by tombac in the 5¢ coin, which was changed in shape from round to dodecagonal.
7- The bullet was originally clad with a nickel alloy jacket, however, this was found to cause excessive barrel wear, so in 1998 the nickel jackets were replaced with tombac jackets.