demonetize

demonetize
a) To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.

1943 Post Office Department, U.S., A Description of United States Postage Stamps Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to April 1, 1945 [sic]. Washington: United States Government Printing Office; p4: Stamps of 1847 and 1851 Demonetized /

b) To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.

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