specie /ˈspiːʃi/ noun2 •Money in the form of coins made from precious metal that has an intrinsic value; coinage.I received one month's pay in specie while on the march to Virginia, in the year 1781, and except that, I never received any pay worth the name while I belonged to the army. — 1830 •Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
