"coin of the realm : (law, dated) The legal money of a country. (figuratively) Something that is..."

“coin of the realm : (law, dated) The legal money of a country.
(figuratively) Something that is valued like money within a particular context.”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coin_of_the_realm#English

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