Masumma Pubblico Deposited
This word is American Yiddish for money; Yiddish being a patois of Polish, Russian, German, and Hebrew, and American Yiddish being made up of the same languages plus English. The word comes from the Polish- Yiddish word, Masummen, which in turn is derived from M'Zumon, being literally "Means of Sustenance." The latter is from the verb Zoman, i.e., "to feed."
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)