Seigniorage
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A royalty or prerogative of the sovereign, whereby an allowance of gold and silver, brought to a mint in the mass to be exchanged for coin, is claimed. Cowel. Mintage, the charge for coining bullion into money at the mint. Black, L. Diet.