金貨(きんか)

きんか
noun
gold coin
1. gold coin
A coin made of gold, either as historical currency or as a modern collectible or investment item.
金貨(きんか)を集(あつ)めている。
I collect gold coins.
古(ふる)い金貨(きんか)がオークションで高値(たかね)で落札(らくさつ)された。
An old gold coin was sold at a high price at auction.
江戸時代(えどじだい)には小判(こばん)と呼(よ)ばれる金貨(きんか)が広(ひろ)く流通(りゅうつう)していた。
During the Edo period, gold coins called koban were widely circulated.

USAGE:
金貨(きんか) refers to any gold coin, whether historical or modern. For investment-grade gold coins, terms like 地金型(じがねがた)金貨(きんか) (bullion coin) are used.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 銀貨(ぎんか) (silver coin)
  • 銅貨(どうか) (copper coin)
  • 硬貨(こうか) (coin — general term)
  • 小判(こばん) (koban — oval gold coins from the Edo period)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 金貨(きんか)を鋳造(ちゅうぞう)する (to mint gold coins)
  • 記念(きねん)金貨(きんか) (commemorative gold coin)
  • 金貨(きんか)コレクション (gold coin collection)
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