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pièces courantes

English translation: legal (tender) coins/coinage

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French term or phrase:pièces courantes
English translation:legal (tender) coins/coinage
Entered by: AllegroTrans

12:45 Jul 17, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: pièces courantes
This is from a table showing insurance values when the bank transports items such as banknotes. This is the line referring to precious metals:

Métaux précieux, barres, lingots et pièces courantes
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:18
legal coinage
Explanation:
Simply coins that are legal tender :-)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-17 16:13:59 GMT)
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Well, yes you could add tender as well, but its a bit like hitting a drawing pin with a sledge hammer as tender is inherent in 'coinage' - (though I am possibly a little olde-worlde in my use of the English language :-) )
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Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 21:18
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Summary of answers provided
5legal coinage
Rowena Fuller (X)
2 +1current coins
Marco Solinas
Summary of reference entries provided
IATE, fwiw
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
current coins


Explanation:
See http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...
Also, a search for "current coins", as a phrase, provides many links that I think are helpful.

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Note added at 14 mins (2018-07-17 12:59:37 GMT)
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See also this bilingual document (page 2 under "Definitions"): https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e...

Marco Solinas
Local time: 12:18
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agree  Daryo
42 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
legal coinage


Explanation:
Simply coins that are legal tender :-)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-07-17 16:13:59 GMT)
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Well, yes you could add tender as well, but its a bit like hitting a drawing pin with a sledge hammer as tender is inherent in 'coinage' - (though I am possibly a little olde-worlde in my use of the English language :-) )

Rowena Fuller (X)
France
Local time: 21:18
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: OK so I presume you actually mean "legal tender coinage"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: not wrong, but as opposed to what? "illegal coinage"? => brings wrong associations!
51 mins
  -> As opposed to coinage that is no longer in circulation and therefore largely worthless :-)
neutral  B D Finch: A Victorian sovereign was legally coined, is no longer legal tender, but is worth far more than its face value!
22 hrs
  -> Yes indeed, but I would think coin collectors would be unlikely to use armoured car deliveries :-)
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Reference comments


14 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: IATE, fwiw

Reference information:
FR
pièce courante

EN
full legal tender coin


Domain FINANCE
fr
Definition pièce de monnaie ayant pouvoir libératoire illimité
Definition Ref. Lex.bancaire UBS,1988

Term pièce courante
Reliability 3 (Reliable)
Term Ref. BTB,Termini bancari;Lex.bancaire UBS,1988
Term Note à l'époque de la circulation des monnaies d'or,les pièces d'or étaient des monnaies courantes;REF:Lex.bancaire UBS,1988
Date 24/09/2003


Definition a coin which by law must be accepted as legal tender without restrictions
Definition Ref. UBS Dict.of Banking and Finance

Term full legal tender coin
Reliability 3 (Reliable)
Term Ref. BTB,Termini bancari;UBS Dict.of Banking and Finance
Term Note gold coins,for example,were legal tender in countries on the gold standard;REF:UBS Dict.of Banking and Finance
Date 24/09/2003

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PRO pts in category: 15
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Asker: Thank you


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  JohnMcDove: Right. :-) As an answer?
2 hrs
  -> No this is just a reference -Asker can judge whether he finds it useful or not.
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