銀貨(ぎんか)

ぎんか
noun
silver coin
1. silver coin
A coin made of silver or a coin with silver content. Composed of 銀 (silver) + 貨 (currency/coin). Used in historical, numismatic, and literary contexts.
古(ふる)い銀貨(ぎんか)を集(あつ)めている。
I collect old silver coins.
博物館(はくぶつかん)には江戸時代(えどじだい)の銀貨(ぎんか)が展示(てんじ)されていた。
Silver coins from the Edo period were on display at the museum.
この銀貨(ぎんか)は保存状態(ほぞんじょうたい)がよく、コレクターの間(あいだ)で高値(たかね)で取引(とりひき)されている。
This silver coin is in excellent condition and trades at a high price among collectors.

USAGE:
銀貨(ぎんか) appears frequently in historical contexts, fairy tales, and discussions of numismatics. In modern Japan, coins are made of various alloys rather than pure silver.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 銀貨(ぎんか)を集(あつ)める (collect silver coins)
  • 記念(きねん)銀貨(ぎんか) (commemorative silver coin)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 金貨(きんか) (gold coin)
  • 銅貨(どうか) (copper coin)
  • 硬貨(こうか) (coin, general term)
  • 貨幣(かへい) (currency, money)
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