# Iron money

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## Definition

In numismatics, all means of payment - coins, and more rarely rods: slim cylinders of metal, as in some areas of Africa - whose substance is entirely or predominantly iron. - Pure iron is destroyed by rust (oxidation: the metal decomposes into a reddish-brown, friable substance). The iron coins put into circulation especially after the First World War (1914 to 1918) were therefore covered with a thin layer of other metal (nickel, copper) (plated, as the technical term here is called). Very old iron coins - such as from Sparta - are today usually sealed with lacquer by museums and collectors. - In ancient documents, a payment in cash that a prisoner had to pay for his imprisonment, also written ice money. - A perpetual obligation to pay, also called Eisengült. 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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