diff --git a/src/apps/epic/models.py b/src/apps/epic/models.py
index 6a450ab..97bfd6b 100644
--- a/src/apps/epic/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/epic/models.py
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ def debit_token(user, slot, token):
         period = slot.room.renewal_period or timedelta(days=7)
         token.next_ready_at = timezone.now() + period
         token.save()
+        # Parity w. CARTE's drop_token unequip: a deposited COIN is committed
+        # elsewhere & can't be re-used as the active trinket until the deposit
+        # is released, so clear `equipped_trinket` to drop it out of the Kit
+        # Bag's Trinket slot. PASS stays equipped (auto-admits, never deposits).
+        if user.equipped_trinket_id == token.pk:
+            user.equipped_trinket = None
+            user.save(update_fields=["equipped_trinket"])
     elif token.token_type == Token.CARTE:
         pass  # current_room already set in drop_token; token not consumed
     elif token.token_type != Token.PASS:
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py
index 7779b32..48ac9c9 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_trinket_coin_on_a_string.py
@@ -113,11 +113,16 @@ class CoinOnAStringTest(FunctionalTest):
             len(get_slot(1).find_elements(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".btn-confirm")), 0
         )
 
-        # Kit bag's Trinkets section is now empty (COIN unequipped on deposit).
+        # Kit bag's Trinket section is now empty (COIN unequipped on deposit).
+        # Selector is scoped to .kit-bag-section--trinket because the Dice
+        # section ALSO renders a .kit-bag-placeholder unconditionally (dice
+        # feature isn't built yet) — a bare `.kit-bag-placeholder` selector
+        # would silently pass even if the trinket section still rendered COIN.
         self.browser.find_element(By.ID, "id_kit_btn").click()
         self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(
-                By.CSS_SELECTOR, "#id_kit_bag_dialog .kit-bag-placeholder"
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                "#id_kit_bag_dialog .kit-bag-section--trinket .kit-bag-placeholder",
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/src/templates/core/_partials/_kit_bag_panel.html b/src/templates/core/_partials/_kit_bag_panel.html
index 955a917..51736d8 100644
--- a/src/templates/core/_partials/_kit_bag_panel.html
+++ b/src/templates/core/_partials/_kit_bag_panel.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="kit-bag-section">
+<div class="kit-bag-section kit-bag-section--trinket">
     <span class="kit-bag-label">Trinket</span>
     <div class="kit-bag-row">
         {% if equipped_trinket %}