Even the word coin, translates from the Latin "cuneus," meaning wedge, and was thusly named because early coins ressembled the wedges the dies used to coin coins.

甚至“coin”(硬币)一词，是从拉丁文“cuneus”来的，意思是“子”。所以称“子”，是由于早期的硬币与用来铸造硬币的形模具很相似。