Numismatic terminology

factory that manufactures coins for currency

symbol

Bimetallism, also known as the bimetallic standard, is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent to certain quantities of two metals, creating a fixed rate of exchange between them. In all known historical cases, the metals are gold and silver.

an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also gold) with a majority base metal content (such as copper)

value of a coin, stamp or paper money, as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself by the minting authority

letter, symbol or an inscription on a coin indicating the mint where the coin was produced

Scyphate is a term frequently used in numismatics to refer to the concave or "cup-shaped" Byzantine coins of the 11th–14th centuries.

front and back side of coins, medals, orders of merit, and paper bills

upright=1.35|thumb|Different examples of German notes, 1917–19 '''''' (German for 'emergency money' or 'necessity money') is money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political crisis. The issuing institution is usually one without official sanction from the central government. This usually occurs when not enough state-produced money is available from the central bank. In particular, generally refers to money produced in Germany and Austria during World War I and the Interwar period. Issuing institutions could be a town's savings banks, municipalities and private or state-owned f

thumb|Aspron minted by Manuel I of Trebizond The aspron (), from Latin asper, was a late Byzantine name for silver or silver-alloy coins.

thumb|A silver coin of Charles IV of Spain, countermarked for local use by Chinese merchants in [[Sumatra (苏马德拉), also known as a chop mark]] A countermarked, or punchmarked or counterstamped coin, is a coin that has had some additional mark or symbol punched into it at some point after it was originally produced while in circulation. This practice is now obsolete.

In numismatics, potin is a base metal alloy used in coins. It is typically a mixture of copper, tin and lead (in varying proportions) and does not typically contain significant precious metals. Potin is usually used in reference to Celtic and Ancient Indian coinage.

currency

coin minting machine

intermediate used in minting coins

Miniassegni (pl. of miniassegno ) were a type of notgeld that was circulated in Italy in the late 1970s. Miniassegni were used as replacement for change which had become very scarce. Before miniassegni appeared, widely used replacement for coins had been telephone tokens, candy or other small merchandise items, and - in some cities - public transport tickets.

Banknote replacement