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coin of the realm
Definition of COIN OF THE REALM
1
: the legal money of a country
2
: something valued or used as if it were money in a particular sphere <information is the coin of the realm in the capital — Eloise Salholz et al.>
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First Known Use of COIN OF THE REALM
1816
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