Commodity money cans or foil pouches of mackerel fish fillets, which have a fairly standard cost and are easy to store. These may be exchanged for many services in prisons where personal possession of currency is prohibited. In situations where the commodity is metal, typically gold or silver, a government mint will often coin money by placing a mark on the metal that serves as a guarantee of the weight and purity of the metal. In doing so, the government will often impose a fee which is known as seigniorage. The role of a mint and of coin differs between commodity money
The Essence of Black Purity The Essence of Black Purity The Essence of Black Purity is the third release by the black metal band Watain. It was released in 1999 on EP format on Grim Rune Records and was limited to 300 copies. Grim Rune website mentions that the EP "got a generally good response in the underground circuits." Similarly, Eduardo Rivadavia of "Allmusic" wrote that Watain "quickly gain[ed] underground credibility" with this "uncompromising 7" release". When asked his opinion about Watain's older albums, vocalist Erik Danielsson said: "I appreciate them for what they are, monuments of what we were before, pieces of evolution. The