legal tender
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Two are limited edition in gold and silver; the other is a standard metal coin, much like the legal tender 50p piece.
From BBC
On every dollar bill, every paper piece of U.S. currency, it says, “This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.”
From Seattle Times
Almost £9bn in old banknotes have not been cashed in across the UK, even though paper £20 and £50 stopped being legal tender in October.
From BBC
The government also launched gold coins as legal tender last year and rolled out a gold-backed digital currency in early May.
From Seattle Times
In 1935, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes cited the 14th Amendment in a decision over government bonds and legal tender.
From Los Angeles Times
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