spe·cie 
(spēshē, -sē)
(spēshē, -sē)n.
Idiom: Coined money; coin.
in specie
1. In coin.
2. In a similar manner; in kind: repaid the offense in specie.
3. Law As specified.
[From (in) specie, (in) the actual form, from Latin (in) speciē, (in) kind, ablative of speciēs; see SPECIES.]