money of necessity

American  

noun

1. temporary coinage, as siege pieces, issued in areas where regular coinage is unavailable: sometimes of unusual materials, as leather or wood.

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Example Sentences

We must remember that marriage has always been regarded among our neighbours as a contract for mutual benefit, into which the consideration of money of necessity entered largely.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace

In the army money is a fixed quantity which demands no thought, neither in the getting nor the spending; and the constant mental activity which in normal life circles round money of necessity dries up.

From Another Sheaf by Galsworthy, John