token coinage
noun[U]
MONEYukuscoinsfor which thevaluewritten on them isgreaterthan thevalueof thematerialsthey are made from
Examplesoftoken coinage
token coinage
The driving force behind the need fortokencoinagewas the shortage of small denomination coins for everyday transactions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To thwart the further issuance of privatetokencoinage, in 1817 an act of parliament was passed which forbade the manufacture of private token coinage under very severe penalties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The word itself is a lovely word, and we like to think that ourtokencoinagedoes contain silver.
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But atokencoinageand "legal tender" he cannot abide.
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Our silver coinage has always been atokencoinage.
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So that, if that is a valid point, cupro-nickel is going to be more safe from the counterfeiter than our present silvertokencoinage.
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It has always been atokencoinagein recent years.
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But it is doubtful if the delivery organization of these great stores is any more permanent than thetokencoinageof the tradespeople of the last century.
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