face value
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
face value
▶noun
- 1 the value printed or depicted on a coin, postage stamp, etc., especially when less than the actual value.
- 2 apparent worth or implication.
'face value' also found in these Oxford entries:
baccarat
- blackjack
- crown
- denomination
- discount
- kind
- mite
- nominal value
- par
- seigniorage
- surplus
- token money
