what does "Tranche cannelée" mean?

secondrepublic

Thanks

Silvereagle82

"Sliced groove"

satootoko

In what context?

Babelfish translates it literally as "slice grooved".

In banking circles bond issues are often divided into "tranches", each having a specific maturity, interest rate, or other distinguishing characteristic.

Applied to coins perhaps the term indicates a grooved cut in the surface, although I can't think of any reason to have one.

secondrepublic

I think I figured it out -- it means "reeded edge," as compared with "Tranche lisse" which means plain edge.

7Jaguars

Yes, reminds me of those Belgian auction catalogs where you have to figure out edge, planchet, grade and translate the French. Usually it looks like the Latin root (anybody for Junior High Latin - they probably don't even offer it any more).

laurentyvan

Yeah, wanting to translate literally is tough...

Trancher which means to sever or cut off also means define (d). Cannel (ure) (ee) can stand for groove or ribbed. 2nd republic is correct.