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TRANSNISTRIA'S POLYMER COINSUltramodern numismatist Pabitra Saha submitted these thoughts on some new issues
of the breakaway state of Transnistria. Thanks! -Editor
 What is the exact definition of a circulation coin? "A circulation coin is a stamped piece of metal, issued by a competent authority of a recognised sovereign nation, issued at face value and accepted by people at large at face value by reposing trust in the authority" These are neither metal nor from a recognised sovereign nation. Would you call them coins? I would call them tokens or non-flexible notes, at the best. Emergency issues are one thing, but aren't there instances of a sovereign
nation issuing official non-metal coins? Is a coin still a coin if made from say, hard rubber? Why
not polymer? -Editor
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