seigniorage

• Nom désignant le profit ou la redevance perçue par le gouvernement lors de la frappe des monnaies, généralement la différence entre la valeur nominale de la pièce et le coût du métal et de la production.

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.

indénombrable

1. Government charge for minting coinsC2formal

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

   Seigneuriage

   • 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.

   Synonymesmintage