Numismatic is an adjective that means monetary or related to currency.

The Greek word nomisma (NO meese ma) means ‘coin.’ Our word of the day describes any kind of currency or medals or it may describe currency in general. For example:

As much as I enjoyed getting a free chicken for my labor while working in a Guatemalan village, I was hoping my payment would be numismatic. A chicken may be great, but you can’t use it in a grocery store the same way you can use fifty dollars.