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enlargement

大型化 — Making

Coins growing larger and heavier over time.

Botdrager groot Botdrager groot1389–1402 (this piece)
A photograph of the real thing this term names.

When large quantities of silver become available, individual coins can be made larger. Making them larger allows high-value transactions to be settled using only coinage.