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gold coin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A one-dollar or two-dollar coin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, coin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

(Australian or New Zealand $1 or $2 coin): From the golden appearance of these coins, which are in fact varieties of bronze.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жълтица (žǎltica) — coin made of gold
  • Bulgarian: златица (zlatica) — coin made of gold
  • Danish: guldmønt — coin made of gold
  • Finnish: kultaraha — coin made of gold
  • German: Goldmünze — coin made of gold
  • Ancient Greek: χρυσίον (khrusíon) — coin made of gold
  • Hebrew: זְהֻבִּים (zehubím) — coin made of gold
  • Hungarian: aranyérme — coin made of gold
  • Macedonian: зла́тник (zlátnik) — coin made of gold
  • Marathi: सोन्याचे नाणे (sonyāce nāṇe) — coin made of gold
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gullmynt — coin made of gold
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gullmynt — coin made of gold
  • Polish: złota moneta — coin made of gold
  • Portuguese: moeda de ouro — coin made of gold
  • Romanian: galben — coin made of gold
  • Russian: золото́й (zolotój) — coin made of gold
  • Swedish: guldmynt — coin made of gold
  • Ottoman Turkish: آلتون (altın) — coin made of gold