English > coin: 3 senses > noun 1, possessionMeaning | A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
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Parts | head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head |
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obverse | The side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design |
reverse, verso | The side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design |
tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head / head |
Narrower | Maundy money | specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday |
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bawbee | An old Scottish coin of little value |
bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus | A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire |
change | coins of small denomination regarded collectively |
crown | An English coin worth 5 shillings |
denier | Any of various former European coins of different denominations |
dime | A United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar |
dollar | A United States coin worth one dollar |
double eagle | A former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars |
doubloon | A former Spanish gold coin |
ducat | formerly a gold coin of various European countries |
eagle | A former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars |
eightpence | A coin worth eight pennies |
farthing | A former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny |
fivepence | A coin worth five cents |
fourpence, groat | A former English silver coin worth four pennies |
guinea | A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings |
half crown | An English coin worth half a crown |
half dollar, fifty-cent piece | A United States coin worth half of a dollar |
half eagle | A former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars |
halfpenny, ha'penny | An English coin worth half a penny |
louis d'or | A former French gold coin |
medallion | Any of various large ancient Greek coins |
nickel | A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar |
ninepence | A coin worth nine pennies |
penny, cent, centime | A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit |
piece of eight | An old silver Spanish coin |
quarter | A United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar |
real | An old small silver Spanish coin |
shilling | An English coin worth one twentieth of a pound |
sixpence, tanner | A small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies |
slug | A counterfeit coin |
sou | A former French coin of low denomination |
stater | Any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece |
tenpence | A decimal coin worth ten pennies |
threepence | former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies |
twopence, tuppence | A former United Kingdom silver coin |
Broader | coinage, mintage, specie, metal money | coins collectively |
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Spanish | divisa, moneda, pieza |
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Catalan | moneda, peça |
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Verbs | coin | form by stamping, punching, or printing |
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