coinage
noun
the act, process, or right of making coins.
recoinage
-
a word derived from
coinage.
Example Sentences
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More than a decade after Henry’s death, a daughter of his, Elizabeth I, became queen and restored confidence with a nationwide recoinage.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
In the succeeding recoinage of 1465 and 1470 these rates were again altered.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
Besides, the intermediate ratio would still remain open to the objections advanced against the higher ratio, both in requiring recoinage and in unduly enlarging the coins.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
The doctor's remedy was a recoinage, such as was later effected.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
Even before the late recoinage of the gold, therefore, the coin, gold and silver together, when compared with silver bullion, was not supposed to be more than eight per cent below its standard value.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Germain Garnier
