Definition of "specie" [‖Spe•ci•e•spe•cie]

• Coined money; coin. (noun)
• In specie In coin. (idiom)
• In specie In a similar manner; in kind: repaid the offense in specie. (idiom)
• In specie Law In the same kind or shape; as specified. (idiom)

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• "The act establishing the independent treasury in 1846, was drawn by me, avowedly as a 'specie receiving and _specie circulating_' institution, and to restrain excessive issues by the banks; but it is impossible now to carry that system into practical execution."
• "_sub specie æternitatis_, but _sub specie_ the reign of Queen Victoria."
• "He calculates the numeraire, or what we call specie, then actually existing in France, at about eighty-eight millions of the same English money."