Editing Bronze (section)

===Coins and medals===
[[File:Pisanello, medaglia di giovanni paleologo, I esemplare del bargello.JPG|thumb|left|[[Medal of the Emperor John VIII Palaiologos]] during his visit to Florence, by [[Pisanello]] (1438). The legend reads, in Greek: "John the Palaiologos, ''[[basileus]]'' and ''[[autokrator]]'' of the Romans".]]

Bronze has also been used in coins; most "copper" coins are actually bronze, with about 4 percent tin and 1 percent zinc.<ref name="bronze {{!}} alloy">{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/bronze-alloy|title=bronze {{!}} alloy |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |edition=Online |access-date=2016-07-21|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730212401/https://www.britannica.com/technology/bronze-alloy|archive-date=2016-07-30}}</ref>

As with coins, bronze has been used in the manufacture of various types of [[medal]]s for centuries, and "[[bronze medal]]s" are known in contemporary times for being awarded for third place in sporting competitions and other events. The term is now often used for third place even when no actual bronze medal is awarded. The usage in part arose from the trio of [[gold]], [[silver]] and bronze to represent the first three [[Ages of Man]] in Greek mythology: the [[Golden Age]], when men lived among the gods; the [[Silver age]], where youth lasted a hundred years; and the [[Greek Heroic Age|Bronze Age]], the era of heroes. It was first adopted for a sports event at the [[1904 Summer Olympics]]. At the 1896 event, silver was awarded to winners and bronze to runners-up, while at 1900 other prizes were given rather than medals.

Bronze is the normal material for the related form of the [[plaquette]], normally a rectangular work of art with a scene in [[relief]], for a collectors' market.

Bronze is also associated with eighth wedding anniversaries.