seigniorage

• Substantivo que designa o lucro ou a taxa obtida pelo governo com a emissão de moeda, geralmente a diferença entre o valor nominal da moeda e o custo do metal e da produção.

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.

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1. Government charge for minting coinsC2formal

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

   Senhoriagem

   • 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.

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