circulating medium

Example Sentences

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The Christian is, so to speak, the circulating medium of Christ, the coin of the realm by whom the great transactions of mercy and grace to a lost world are carried on.

From Thoughts for the Quiet Hour by Various

In consequence of this law gold, long banished, became once more a circulating medium of exchange.

From Thomas Hart Benton by Roosevelt, Theodore

During his Mayoralty, the city made an issue of paper money and this circulating medium brought no small relief to the people.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various

The history of all commercial countries shows that the precious metals can constitute but a small part of this circulating medium.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel

It was the first money I had ever earned—my only transactions with the circulating medium before that time, having been to spend it, as fast as it could be obtained from a fond father.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.