the use of two or more metals as a monetary standard
Origin of symmetallism
from sym- (var. of syn-) + metal + -ismsymmetallism
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symmetallism
noun
A system of coinage in which a unit of currency is pegged to a combination of two or more metals in fixed proportions.
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