Definition of seigniorage
: a government revenue from the manufacture of coins calculated as the difference between the face value and the metal value of the coins
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Shares, which fluctuate in value, entitle the owner to a share of the system's future seigniorage profits.
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Another benefit, supporters say, is that the SNB would earn more seigniorage fees.
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Origin and Etymology of seigniorage
Middle English seigneurage, from Anglo-French seignurage right of the lord (especially to coin money), from seignur
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