The Venezuelan coinage of 1858 had been very limited; the coinage of 1873-1877 marked the establishment of a true, modern national coinage.

Uniquely in modern British coinage, the inscriptions are mostly incuse; i.e. the lettering is punched into the coin rather than standing proud of it.

The modern coinage of Iceland frequently displays elements of the contemporary national coat of arms, including the shield and/or the four "guardian spirit" supporters.

But this small silver bean of a coin and others from the same period mark the beginning of modern coinage.

The coinage of 1873-1877 marked the establishment of a true, modern national coinage.

It is a modern coinage from Greek roots.

With this method it is possible to establish an objective physical link between different coins, and it is particularly important in the study of late medieval and modern coinages.

The modern coinage of Lithuania was introduced in 1993.

Thanks to Jon Goldman, an editor at Webster's New World Dictionaries, I have the modern coinage of the latter with its pejorative connotation.

This put the traditional cash coinage to rest, while the modern coinage of China began.