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Platinum is a color that is the metallic tint of pale grayish-white resembling the metal platinum which ties pale celeste sky-blue.
The first recorded use of platinum as a color name in English was in 1918.
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Platinum in human culture
Awards
- A platinum award is not as prestigious as a diamond award, but it is more prestigious than a gold, silver, or bronze award.
Credit Cards
- A platinum credit card has a higher credit limit and a lower interest rate than a regular credit card; it is only available to someone with a good credit rating.
Literature
- In Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire as depicted in his Foundation series, the monetary unit of the Galactic Empire, the galactic credit, is solidly backed because it is convertible to pure platinum--the Galactic Empire is on the platinum standard.
Marriage
- A married couple's 70th wedding anniversary is called their Platinum Anniversary. The 70th anniversary of any important event can be referred to as a Platinum Jubilee, although this term is seldom used.
Music
- a platinum album is an album whose sales figures have reached a certain amount. This threshold differs from market to market - in the United States, a platinum album is one that has sold at least 1,000,000 copies.
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