- clipping of coins
- снижение содержания металла в монетах
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
Англо-русский экономический словарь.
Clipping — Clip ping, n. 1. The act of embracing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins. Note: This practise was common when precious metals such as silver or gold were used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coins of the pound sterling — The Royal Shield reverse designs, introduced in 2008 (£2 coin is not shown) … Wikipedia
clipping — ● ►en /klip ping/ n. m. ►GRAPH Le fait de limiter les résultats d une sortie graphique à un domaine. Le résultat du clipping d un cercle de rayon 10 par un carré de côté 16 sera quatre arcs de cercles (dans les coins du carré). Vague schéma… … Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone
Coin clipping — is the act of shaving off a small portion of a precious metal coin for profit. Over time the precious metal clippings would be saved up and melted into bullion. Up until the mid 20th century, coins were often made of silver or gold, which were… … Wikipedia
Coin Clipping — The practice of shaving or clipping off some of the metal of silver coins, in a way that would not be noticed, thus reducing their value. Since Europe used to be a coin based economy, this practice resulted in heavy penalties, and even hanging … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Coin Clipping — Shaving down of pennies and other silver coins to reduce their value. This was a serious problem in a metals based economy, resulting in heavy penalties, including hanging … Medieval glossary
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
History of money — Numismatics Terminology Portal Currency … Wikipedia
Coinage Offences Act 1832 — The Coinage Offences Act 1832[1] (2 3 Will. IV c.34) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated into one Act all offences concerning the counterfeiting and clipping of coins. Such conduct was… … Wikipedia
Currency of Spanish America — This article provides an outline of the currency of Spanish America (las Indias, the Indies) from Spanish colonization in the 15th century until Spanish American independencies in the 19th. This great realm was divided into the Viceroyalty of New … Wikipedia
Methods of coin debasement — This article is about grassroots methods of coin debasement. For coin debasement generally, see debasement. Coin debasement is the act of decreasing the amount of precious metal in a coin, while continuing to circulate it at face value. This was… … Wikipedia