# Ballast (ballast)

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- Modified: 2023-07-25T21:00:12+00:00
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## Definition

In older documents also the name for bad money in general and in particular for coins whose core is made of iron (Eisenschröttling; Schröttling = metal blank; metal blank) or lead (Bleischröttling) and thinly coated with silver or gold. - See counterfeit money, cat money, kipper, subferrates, subplumbates, wardein, wipper. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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