Banknote and Coin

Banknote

Banknote noun - A piece of printed paper used as money in the United States.

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Coin and banknote are semantically related. in money topic. In some cases you can use "Coin" instead a noun "Banknote", when it comes to topics like services.

Coin

Coin noun - Something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment.

Usage example: seeking a job that pays plenty of coin

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Synonyms for Coin

Banknote and coin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Banknote" instead a noun "Coin".

Nearby Words: coinage, coined, coining, coiner, coinbox

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old	old banknote	old coin
rare	rare banknote	rare coin

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Actually quite clever when you think about it: not only are they harder to counterfeit than any coin or banknote that could be made in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, they're backed by the most valuable commodity in the region: Clean drinking water.

Source: Weird Currency
The banknotes theoretically represented a certain quantity of such coins held by the bank issuing it, so theoretically the bills were just a way of making coins lighter and thus easier to use; if each banknote had to correspond to a certain coin or set of coins, then no money would be created.

Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
During the early days of yen (19th century) you could find a 1 yen banknote, while today 1 yen is the least worth coin, very similar in (lack of) value to a US penny.

Source: Ridiculous Future Inflation