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Exonumia is the study of Coin -like objects such as Token Coins and Medal s, and other items used in place of legal currency or for commemoration. This includes Elongated Coin s, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, badges, counterstamped coins, Wooden Nickel s, Credit Card s, and other similar items. It is related to Numismatics proper (concerned with coins which have been Legal Tender ), and many Coin Collector s are also exonumists. The noun ''exonumia'' is derived from two classical roots: ''exo'', meaning "out-of" in Greek , and ''nummus'', meaning "coin" in Latin ; thus, "out category coins". Usually, the term "exonumia" is applied to these objects in the United States, while the equivalent British term is paranumismatica. Items such as bus tokens (transportation tokens), bar or pub tokens, and Casino Token s or chips are some of the more common forms of exonumia. The words ''exonumist'' and ''exonumia'' were invented in July 1960 by Russell Rulau , a recognized authority and author on the subject, and accepted by Webster's Dictionary in 1965. Related, but normally considered to be a different branch of numismatics, is odd and curious money. SEE ALSO
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