Restriking

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of creating a new impression or copy from an original mold or plate, often referring to coins or medals produced again from the same dies ; the process of pressing or stamping metal once more to reproduce an image or design without altering the original ; reproducing an item, especially currency or commemorative pieces, by applying the striking technique anew to produce identical copies
2. Producing a duplicate impression by using the original dies or molds again, commonly applied to coins or medals ; the procedure of re-pressing metal objects to obtain fresh copies ; generating additional specimens through the method of striking without creating new molds
3. Re-impressing a design onto metal surfaces by employing the original striking tools again, frequently related to numismatics; the manufacturing step involving repeated stamping to replicate a pattern; the technique of issuing more items from existing dies to create exact duplicates

Etymology: "Restriking" is simply the present participle of "restrike", which combines the prefix "re-", meaning "again", with "strike" in its old numismatic sense of stamping metal with a die. The word therefore describes striking something a second time, usually a coin or medal, with the original dies. The "re-" prefix has a longer ancestry than the verb it attaches to. It traces back through Latin "re-" to a very old Italic form, and reached English through Old French "re-", which is why it appears so widely in English verbs formed from words of French or Latin origin. "Strike" is the older element, and in the minting sense it refers to the blow of a hammer or press that impresses a design into a blank.

Synonyms: re-hitting, re-striking, restriking