nominal capital; authorized capital
A financial term referring to the stated capital of a company as registered, not necessarily the paid-in capital.
その会社の公称資本金は1億円だが、実際の払込資本金はそれより少ない。
The company's nominal capital is 100 million yen, but the actual paid-in capital is less than that.
資本金 is a general term for capital or capitalization, while 公称資本金 specifically refers to the nominal or authorized capital figure.
払込資本金 is the paid-in capital, the amount actually contributed by shareholders, as opposed to the nominal figure.
Compound of 公称 (こうしょう, 'publicly stated' or 'nominal') and 資本金 (しほんきん, 'capital'). The term is used in corporate and legal contexts.