鐚びた銭せん

noun

low-value coin; poorly-minted coin

Historical term for a small, often debased or poorly struck coin from the Edo period or earlier. Also used figuratively to mean something of little value.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには鐚びた銭せんが広ひろく流りゅう通つうしていた。

  During the Edo period, low-value coins were widely circulated.

• この古ふるい銭せんは鐚びた銭せんで、ほとんど価か値ちがない。

  This old coin is a poorly-minted one and has almost no value.