coinage

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The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"They represent the very earliest examples of an independent Scottish coinage and date from the 12th and 13th Centuries."

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Although there have been commemorative coins circulating featuring King Charles, these new designs - officially known as definitives - markthe King's transition on to coinage that will be used daily.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

“Film noir” is a French coinage but France’s homegrown crime movies, a staple of the 1950s and early ’60s, seldom get their due in the United States, however first-rate they might be.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

“She has more coinage than she knows,” said Sam.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin