Metal leaf, also called composition leaf or schlagmetal, is a thin foil used for decoration Metal leaf can come in many different shades Some metal leaf may look like gold leaf but does not contain any real gold This metal leaf is often referred to as imitation leaf Metal leaf is usually made of gold including many alloys, silver, copper, aluminium, brass sometimes called Dutch metal typically 85 Copper and 15 zinc or palladium, sometimes also platinum