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The Oscar statuettes are gold-plated. During World War II, they were made of what material?

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The Oscar statuettes are gold-plated. During World War II, they were made of what material?
posted Nov 5, 2021 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Painted plaster
They could be "traded" for "gold" ones after the war ended. The first statuettes were gold-plated solid bronze; a few years later the core was changed to Britannium, a pewter-like alloy plated in copper and nickel silver before the final gold plating. In 2016 the core was changed back to bronze.

answer Nov 8, 2021 by Pankaj Deshmukh
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