legal tender
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Utah, a state with a long mining legacy, was the first to reaffirm gold and silver as legal tender in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
All UK coins featuring the late Queen's profile remain legal tender and in active circulation, alongside her son's coins.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
Last year, the country welcomed a record 3.9 million tourists, including cryptocurrency evangelists drawn by Bukele’s short-lived experiment in making Bitcoin legal tender.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
Suddenly I realized — a shock to the system! — you needed legal tender in order to live.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
He introduced a voucher system, which at first functioned as a form of credit, but gradually became a substitute for legal tender.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
