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LEGAL TENDER COIN [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

legal tender: The currency explicitly determined by a government to be acceptable as payment for a debt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

cours légal : Titre d'une monnaie légalement reconnue par un gouvernement comme pouvant servir en paiement d'une dette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Numismática
  • Acuñación de moneda
DEF

Moneda a la que el Estado de un país confiere la facultad de servir como medio de pago y que, por tanto, debe ser aceptada por todas las personas que quieran realizar transacciones en ese país.

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