<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">perforated coins</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>coins by form or technique</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>perforated coin</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Coins with one or more holes. This characteristic is a post-minting alteration that does not respond to an official typology of a central hole. These perforations may respond to a process of demonetization (withdrawal from circulation) by the State or may be of a ritual, transforming the piece into an object of adornment or amulet. ]]></note></mads>