Having been stripped of official monetary value or no longer functioning as legal currency.
Past participle of demonetize, combining de- + monetized (made into money). The -ed ending marks completed action.
Demonetized currencies become collector's items and historical artifacts—some old bills are worth more to numismatists than their original face value because they're rare and represent important moments in financial history.
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