plack

Pronunciation: /plæk/

The English word “plack” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century Scottish coin worth four Scots pennies.

From Middle Dutch placke (“name of a coin”). Cognate with Old High German pleh, bleh (“a thin leaf of metal, plate”). Compare plaque.

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