"issue currency" is a valid phrase in written English.
This phrase can be used when referring to a government (or other authority) introducing a new form of money. For example, you could say, "The government decided to issue a new currency."
The Central Bank of Venezuela has the exclusive authority to issue currency, though private banks could issue currency prior to the 1940s.
The National Bank of Poland has the exclusive right to issue currency in the country.
The People's Bank of China has exclusive authority to issue currency.
FORD WOULD USE SHOALS TO END WAR Would Simply Issue Currency.
It authorized the federal government alone to issue currency and established the principle of free movement of persons, merchandise, and capital between the federated states.
The Bank of Thailand has the exclusive authority to issue currency in Thailand; banknotes are issued in amounts ranging from 10 to 1,000 baht.
Consequently, banks reflected, rather than caused, high prices by issuing currency.
The National Bank of Romania, founded in 1880, implements the monetary policy of the Ministry of Finance, managing budgetary cash resources and issuing currency.
The government's Monetary Authority of Singapore performs all the functions of a central bank except issuing currency.
The national monetary system is managed by the Central Bank, which issues currency (the Dominican peso), maintains a gold and foreign currency reserve, and administers exchange rates.
The Bank of Sierra Leone is the country's central bank; it issues currency (the leone), maintains external reserves, and acts as banker and financial adviser to the government.
