coin

Japanese: coin
coin

…This refers to coins that are cast from metal, i.e., minted coins, and is the opposite of paper money in the broad sense (which is paper money in the narrow sense, namely government paper money and bank notes) that is made from paper. It includes standard money (gold coins) and subsidiary money, but now that we have moved away from the gold standard, only subsidiary money is considered hard coins (minted coins). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "coin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…金属で鋳造された貨幣,すなわち鋳貨coinのことで,紙を素材とする広義の紙幣(狭義の紙幣である政府紙幣と銀行券)に対立する用語。本位貨幣(金貨)と補助貨幣が含まれるが,金本位制を離脱した現在,硬貨(鋳貨)といえば補助貨だけである。…

※「coin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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