silver-gilt

thumb|The Burghley Nef, silver-gilt (with sections ungilded), and [[nautilus shell, 1527–1528, France, V&A Museum]]

Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been gilded. Most large objects made in goldsmithing that appear to be gold are actually silver-gilt; for example, most sporting trophies (including medals such as the gold medals awarded in all Olympic Games after 1912) and many crown jewels are silver-gilt objects.