---
entity_slug: penelope_s_web_metaphor
entity_type: Relation
vsm_system: S3*
type_rationale: The metaphor illustrates a structural dependency between the mint's
  coinage efforts and the counteracting forces of melting and exportation, showing
  how one process systematically undermines another.
vsm_rationale: This metaphor specifically describes the audit and integrity function
  of the mint, revealing how the system's efforts to maintain currency standards are
  constantly being defeated by external forces that remove coins from circulation.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:20:34.467631'
---

# Classification: Penelope S Web Metaphor

## Entity Type

Relation

## VSM System

S3*

## Type Rationale

The metaphor illustrates a structural dependency between the mint's coinage efforts and the counteracting forces of melting and exportation, showing how one process systematically undermines another.

## VSM Rationale

This metaphor specifically describes the audit and integrity function of the mint, revealing how the system's efforts to maintain currency standards are constantly being defeated by external forces that remove coins from circulation.
