- issued a coin
- put a new coin into circulation
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
issued a coin
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coin — [[t]kɔɪn[/t]] n. 1) a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money 2) a number of such pieces 3) cvb inf Informal. money; cash 4) archit. quoin 1), quoin 2) 5) cvb operated by or containing machines operated … From formal English to slang
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