Seigniorage, also spelled seignorage or seigneurage, is the difference between the value of money and the cost to produce and distribute it. The term can be applied in two ways: • Seigniorage derived from specie is a tax added to the total cost of a coin that a customer of the mint had to pay, and which was sent to the sovereign of the political region.
Defining Finance - Seigniorage
Updated: Oct 31, 2022