seigniorage

• Gewinn oder Abgabe, die dem Staat aus der Ausgabe von Münzen oder Banknoten entsteht, meist die Differenz zwischen Nennwert und Herstellungskosten.

A noun referring to the profit or charge taken by a government for minting coins, typically the difference between the face value of the coin and the cost of the metal and production.

unzählbar

1. Government charge for minting coinsC2formal

   A fee or profit charged by a government for converting bullion into coinage.

   Münzgewinn

   • The government imposed a seigniorage fee on all gold bullion used for minting.
   • Historically, seigniorage was a significant source of revenue for monarchs.
   • The central bank calculates seigniorage as the difference between the face value of coins and their production cost.

   Synonymemintage