recoin

The government decided to recoin the old silver currency.

Definition

Verb (transitive): - To coin again: to mint or stamp metal again into coins, typically to replace old or worn currency with new ones.

Usage Examples

• (To mint the coins again with new dies.)
• (To re-stamp old coins into new ones.)

Advanced Usage

• "to recoin a currency": to produce a new series of coins for a nation's monetary system.
  • The mint was tasked to recoin the entire national currency after the inflation crisis. (To create a completely new set of coins.)

Variants and Related Words

• Recoinage (noun): the act or process of coining again; the new coins produced.
  • The recoinage of the old gold sovereigns took several months. (The process of minting them anew.)
• Recoined (adjective): having been stamped or minted again.
  • The recoined silver pieces were much shinier than the originals. (The newly minted coins.)

Synonyms

• Remint: to mint again.
• Re-stamp: to stamp with a new design or mark.

Related Idioms