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token money

British  

noun

  1. coins of the regular issue having greater face value than the value of their metal content

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“By the same token, money and respect were more than enough consolation for having a pack of insecure neurotics dislike me.”

From Forbes • Aug. 7, 2015

All th' pathrites an', as th' pa-apers call thim, th' high-priests iv this here sacred rite, ar-re smokin' th' best seegars that th' token money iv our counthry can buy.

From Mr. Dooley Says by Dunne, Finley Peter

The result, of course, was to make silver the standard and gold the fluctuating money or token money.

From If Not Silver, What? by Bookwalter, John W.

The permitted manufacture of token money came to an end with the year 1817, an Act coming into force Jan.

From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.

If different groups adopt different kinds of amulet ornaments as money, such intragroup money may be token money.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham