coinage

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The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

She said any coins found before the king's reign could be Roman Age, Viking Age or medieval coinage.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

“Film noir” is a French coinage but France’s homegrown crime movies, a staple of the 1950s and early ’60s, seldom get their due in the United States, however first-rate they might be.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

She urged Madame to have coinage and patience.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin