This page gathers the 94 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Numismatics”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples.
- abbasi noun A silver coin of Persia, introduced by Safavid Shah Abbas in 16th century, worth about twenty cents.
- adarme noun Synonym of peso, during periods when it was a Spanish coin notionally equivalent to an adarme of gold.
- agora noun Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
- altyn noun An obsolete Russian coin worth three kopeks.
- ambrosin noun An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the effigy of St. Ambrose on its horseback.
- as noun Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
- bes noun A bronze coin of the Roman Republic, worth two thirds of an as.
- brown mint noun The Whitty & Brown Penny token, which was minted in Sydney around 1860.
- byzantine noun Alternative form of byzantine (coin)
- claggy adj Having mineralised earth or other deposit adhered to it.
- coin die noun Any of the (usually metal) stamps used in pairs during hammered coining to strike impressions of designs onto their obverse and reverse…
- convertible adj Able to be exchanged for specie.
- copper noun A coin, typically of a small denomination, originally made of copper and now chiefly of other metals such as bronze; specifically, an…
- crockard noun A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted…
- crown piece noun A British coin that was worth five shillings.
- death penny noun The memorial plaque, a circular bronze plaque presented to the next of kin of British Empire personnel killed in World War I.
- denarius noun A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s…
- die cap noun A coin minting error in which a coin sticks to the die, and upon striking the next blank, takes on a shape resembling a bottle cap.
- dinar noun The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North…
- dirham noun A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
- double eagle noun A gold coin with a face value of $20 formerly used in the United States, the double of the US eagle coin.
- double napoleon noun A former 40-franc gold coin issued by France.
- double-headed adj Of a coin, having a head on both sides, especially when counterfeited by being constructed from two separate coins.
- double-header noun A double-headed coin.
- doubloon noun A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
- drachm noun Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.
- dram noun The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
- eagle noun A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- euro noun The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
- exergue noun A space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
- field noun The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- fils noun Subdivision of currency used in many Arab countries.
- first strike noun One of the first few coins struck from a new set of dies.
- flan noun A coin die.
- gold of Genoa noun A gold coin minted by the Republic of Genoa.
- gold piece noun A gold coin.
- gold sovereign noun A British gold coin with a nominal face value of one pound sterling, first minted in its current form in 1817.
- half eagle noun A gold coin with a face value of five dollars, formerly used in the United States, one-half the value of the US eagle coin.
- halfpenny noun A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
- horse blanket noun Paper money consisting of large-sized notes or bills, printed from 1861 to 1928.
- indirect quotation noun A rate in foreign currency.
- junk dollar noun A silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse and a two-masted sailing junk on the reverse…
- larin noun Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins in areas around the Arabian Sea.
- lat noun The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically…
- legend noun An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an…
- leonine noun A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny; it was outlawed under Edward I…
- loonie noun The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
- louis noun Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly…
- louis d'or noun Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
- luigino noun An imitation coin, based on the French petit louis, once used mostly as an ornament.
- luma noun A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
- macaroni noun A 19th-century quarter-silver dollar coin, typically a full 2-real coin or a quarter clipping of an 8-real coin from Central or South…
- memento dollar noun A silver dollar of the Republic of China, bearing the head of Sun Yat Sen on the obverse, first issued in 1912.
- mint adj In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
- mintless adj Without a mintmark.
- misstrike noun A coin or medal with an irregularity, defect or error.
- mitre noun A 13th-century coin minted in Europe which circulated in Ireland as a debased counterfeit sterling penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- MS noun Initialism of mint state, a grading term.
- mule noun A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
- napoleon noun The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
- new shekel noun The Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (distinguished from the abolished 1980-1985 shekel). Divided into 100 agorot and represented by…
- overdate noun A coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).
- overstrike noun A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.
- pattern noun A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
- penniless adj Of a country's system of money, abstaining from the use of penny coins, despite having fully decimalized currency, by means of rounding of…
- pollard noun A 13th-century European coin minted as a debased counterfeit of the sterling silver penny of Edward I of England, at first legally accepted…
- proof noun A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- quarter farthing noun A British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon 1839–1853, which, at a face value of ⅟₁₆d. (£⅟₃₈₄₀), is the lowest denomination of coin…
- quarter sovereign noun A British gold bullion and collectors' coin with a face value of 25 pence; it is issued by the Royal Mint since 2009.
- quincunx noun A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
- restrike noun A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
- reverse noun The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- rosary noun A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a…
- scalding noun Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny…
- sceat noun A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value).
- sestertius noun A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a…
- silbergroschen noun A coin used in Prussia and several other German Confederation states in northern Germany during the 19th century, worth one thirtieth of a…
- silver stater with a turtle noun An ancient silver coin, specifically a stater from Aegina, featuring a sea turtle design on its obverse.
- SIM farm noun A device that can hold several SIM cards, used by criminals to send very large numbers of texts and calls at the same time, with the aim of…
- SMS noun Initialism of special mint set.
- Spanish dollar noun A globally traded silver coin minted by the Spanish Empire from the 16th through the 19th centuries.
- specimen noun A banknote printed for distribution to central banks to aid in the recognition of banknotes from a country other than their own
- spesmilo noun An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency (symbol ⟨₷⟩ or ⟨Sm⟩) with the value of one thousand spesoj.
- steeping noun A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
- stella noun Alternative letter-case form of Stella.
- stelo noun A monetary unit of Esperantists from 1945 to 1993, one of whose aims was to achieve a single world currency.
- thaler noun A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia)…
- thirteener noun A coin worth thirteenpence, especially an Irish shilling (as contrasted with a British shilling which was worth twelvepence).
- three halfpence noun Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
- toman noun A Persian money of account or gold coin issued until 1927, notionally worth 10,000 dinars.
- undertype noun The type of coin used as a blank in the creation of a new coin.
- vis-à-vis adj Having two portraits facing each other.
- widow's mite noun The lepton coin.
- yuan noun The basic unit of money in China.