English▸ noun the value printed or depicted on a coin, banknote, postage stamp, ticket, etc., especially when less than the actual or intrinsic value:
touts offer tickets priced at many times their face value
[count noun] the coins are traded for the metal they contain, rather than their face values.
▪ the superficial appearance or implication of something:
she felt the lie was unconvincing, but he seemed to take it at face value.