English > coin: 3 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | 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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