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token coin

補助貨幣 ／ token-coin　—　Institutions

A small coin for paying odd amounts.

10 Kreuzer Silver Coin (1864) 10 Kreuzer Silver Coin (1864)1864
A photograph of the real thing this term names.

The face value is higher than the intrinsic value of the material. ⚠ As this invites counterfeiting, it became standard practice to legally establish a "limit on the amount usable in a single transaction." Subsidiary coinage was the first form of money supported by the system rather than by its material content.