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monetary sovereignty

通貨主権 ／ monetary-sovereignty　—　Institutions

The power to settle one's own country's money oneself.

South Korea — Wartime Exchange / Exchange Office
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To join a monetary union is to relinquish a part of this power. In return, one is freed from exchange rate fluctuations and the inconvenience of currency exchange.