specie definition currency
Specie may refer to: 1  Coins or other metal money in mass circulation. 2  Bullion coins. 3  Hard money (policy)  Commodity 1  money. Specie Circular, 1836 executive order by US President Andrew Jackson regarding hard money.  Specie Payment Resumption Act.
Definition of currency for English Language Learners. : 1  the money that a country uses : a specific kind of money. : 2  something that is used as money. : 3  the quality or state of being used or accepted by many people.