Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Queen, Government and Religion.
The practice of melting down currency and mixing it with cheaper metals to create more coins, which reduces their overall value.
Debasement of the coinage appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Early Elizabethan England, especially Queen, Government and Religion and Situation on Accession.
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