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coinage

 
 
/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/ noun [U]

Definition

MONEY a set of coins of different values used in a country's money system: Only when their local coinage disappears will they develop a euro mindset.
→ See also debasement of coinage, standard coinage, token coinage
(Definition of coinage noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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