coinage
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Symbols like Lady Liberty, eagles and shields appear in lieu of kings and queens favored on British coinage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It called the design, which allows the eye of the JRR Tolkien villain Sauron to be seen on some of the 50p collectables, "a UK coinage first".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
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
It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
That first day, after girding up his coinage for horns, Tyrion had lain flat on his stomach and squirmed to the edge, to poke out his head and look down.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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