Reinstate vs Reissue - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between reinstate and reissue

is that reinstate is to restore somebody to a former position or rank while reissue is to issue again.

something that has issued, or been issued again.

(en-verb)

To restore somebody to a former position or rank.

To bring back into use or existence.

* reinstatement * reinstator

(reissu)

To issue again.

To reprint a series of postage stamps from old plates.

In patent law: to permit a patent with ministerial errors to be corrected and enforced for the remainder of the original term of the patent.

* reissuer

(en noun)

Something that has issued, or been issued again.

A second or subsequent printing of postage stamps from old plates.