Exchange Media (hierarchy name)
- Scope note
- The Exchange Media hierarchy contains terms for objects given a specific value to be used in the exchange of goods and services and in the settlement of debts. This includes items usable in a variety of circumstances, whether in general circulation (e.g., "coins") or items with a more restricted use, often designated for the exchange of specific goods and services (e.g., "tickets," "tokens (exchange media)"). Relation to other hierarchies: Terms for sets of exchange media (e.g., "plate number blocks") are found in the Object Groupings and Systems hierarchy. Terms that designate the materials used in fabricating exchange media (e.g., "cupronickel") are in the Materials hierarchy, and those describing the ways exchange media are manufactured (e.g., "minting") are in the Processes and Techniques hierarchy. In the Information Forms hierarchy are terms for the various identifying symbols or abbreviations found on various types of exchange medium (e.g., "mintmarks"), as well as terms for business and financial records (e.g., "stock certificates").
- Date of creation: 29-Apr-2024
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024 
