(1) There may be any number of reasons: personal, political, pecuniary .

(2) After all, it's just a piece of metal suspended by a machine-made ribbon with no jewels or special pecuniary value.

(3) It will cover pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage to hotel and restaurant guests, customers and visitors.

(4) The pecuniary advantage lost by the dependant need not be merely financial.

(5) Under capitalism, the motives guiding decisions are pecuniary , not personal, selfish, not social.