2007-08-31 11:05:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Any coins minted by the country you are in.
2007-08-31 11:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Coin Of The Realm
2016-10-04 07:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Realm" means a country governed by a king or queen (as opposed to a republic). Coin of the realm therefore means any hard currency (not paper money) bearing the monarch's head. Typically the term is used for coins issued by the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom.
2007-08-31 11:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by Michael B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll go along, mostly, with the first two answers on their technical merits. However, if I may, I will add that the 'colloquial' use of that expression means any legitimate money-form, whether coin or paper; and/or money from where you are, as opposed to foreign money; or any 'trusted' form of economic exchange, usually cash money.
There is also the expression "Let's see the color of your money," a holdover from the days in many parts of the world when private people, banks, mints, businesses AND the government issued various types of money (paper and coin) in such a panoply of metals, denominations of various amounts, non-standardization of equivalent value, etc. Often, as well, governments will re-call money and exchange it for a new issue of bill or coin, sometimes in a different color, so as to be easily recognized. It was common practice over many centuries and around the world for a business owner, bartender, other merchants, etc., to ask to see a customer's money BEFORE a transaction was started, just to make that the money was going to be acceptable.
2007-08-31 22:50:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coin of the kingdom. it is the coin currency of either a kingdom, country or any place you are in.
2007-09-01 02:21:48 · answer #5 · answered by jayvee_1018 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋