mint — 1. n. 1 any aromatic plant of the genus Mentha. 2 a peppermint sweet or lozenge. Phrases and idioms: mint julep US a sweet iced alcoholic drink of bourbon flavoured with mint. mint sauce chopped mint in vinegar and sugar, usu. eaten with lamb.… … Useful english dictionary
mint par — (also mint parity) n. Finance the ratio between the gold equivalents of currency in two countries ■ their rate of exchange based on such a ratio … Useful english dictionary
Papal mint — The Papal Mint is the pope s institute for the production of hard cash. Papal Mint also refers to the buildings in Avignon, Rome, and elsewhere that used to house the mint. (The Italian word for mint is Zecca). Contents 1 History of Papal coin 2… … Wikipedia
Papal Mint — • History of the coins Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Papal Mint Papal Mint † … Catholic encyclopedia
Gold standard — For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). Under a gold standard, paper notes are convertible into pre set, fixed quantities of gold. The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed mass… … Wikipedia
History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… … Wikipedia
bimetallism — bimetallist, n. bimetallistic, adj. /buy met l iz euhm/, n. 1. the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard. 2. the doctrine or policies supporting such a standard. [1875 80; BI 1 + METAL… … Universalium
Монетный коэффициент — соотношение между весовыми количествами металлов в биметаллической денежной единице. По английски: Mint ratio См. также: Чеканка монет Финансовый словарь Финам … Финансовый словарь
Coins of the pound sterling — The Royal Shield reverse designs, introduced in 2008 (£2 coin is not shown) … Wikipedia
Deutsche Mark — DEM redirects here. For other uses, see DEM (disambiguation). This article is about the Deutsche Mark issued by the Federal Republic of Germany. For the Deutsche Mark issued by the German Democratic Republic, see East German Mark. Deutsche Mark… … Wikipedia
