piedfortn.

Brit.

/ˈpjɛdfɔː(t)/,

/ˈpjeɪdfɔː(t)/, U.S.

/piˈeɪdˌfɔrt/

Forms: 1700s– piedfort, 1900s– piefort.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pied-fort.

Etymology: < French pied-fort, piéfort (1690) < pied foot (see pied-à-terre n.) + fort strong (see fort adj.).

Numismatics.

A version of a coin struck on a blank that is thicker than normal, making it two or three times the official weight.The practice of striking such coins appears to have arisen in the 13th cent., particularly in France. Their original purpose is uncertain, but they are now usually produced by mints as presentation pieces or collectables.

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1780 J. Gerard Catal. Coins & Medals, Curious Bks., & Anc. Manuascripts, of Emanuel Asburg 3 Various Silver Coins... A piedfort of Christian IV. king of Denmark.

1789 J. Pinkerton Ess. Medals (new ed.) II. xx. 144 A silver piedfort of Charles IX. of France, dated 1573.

1896 Times 20 Nov. 11/6 Sixpence, by Ramage, 1651, this piece is struck on a thick plan and is a piedfort, very fine and extremely rare.

1953 Brit. Numismatic Jrnl. 27 176 (heading) A piedfort lead trial-piece of Edward the Confessor.

1977 Washington Post 7 Aug. e6/3 The coins also will be struck in platinum, gold and silver pieforts that are double the thickness of each circulating piece.

2002 Coin News Apr. 16/1 There are four sets available—BU, proof, silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof which all contain the four (national) versions of the coin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piedfort
释义	piedfortn. Brit. /ˈpjɛdfɔː(t)/, /ˈpjeɪdfɔː(t)/, U.S. /piˈeɪdˌfɔrt/ Forms: 1700s– piedfort, 1900s– piefort. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pied-fort. Etymology: < French pied-fort, piéfort (1690) < pied foot (see pied-à-terre n.) + fort strong (see fort adj.). Numismatics. A version of a coin struck on a blank that is thicker than normal, making it two or three times the official weight.The practice of striking such coins appears to have arisen in the 13th cent., particularly in France. Their original purpose is uncertain, but they are now usually produced by mints as presentation pieces or collectables. ΚΠ 1780 J. Gerard Catal. Coins & Medals, Curious Bks., & Anc. Manuascripts, of Emanuel Asburg 3 Various Silver Coins... A piedfort of Christian IV. king of Denmark. 1789 J. Pinkerton Ess. Medals (new ed.) II. xx. 144 A silver piedfort of Charles IX. of France, dated 1573. 1896 Times 20 Nov. 11/6 Sixpence, by Ramage, 1651, this piece is struck on a thick plan and is a piedfort, very fine and extremely rare. 1953 Brit. Numismatic Jrnl. 27 176 (heading) A piedfort lead trial-piece of Edward the Confessor. 1977 Washington Post 7 Aug. e6/3 The coins also will be struck in platinum, gold and silver pieforts that are double the thickness of each circulating piece. 2002 Coin News Apr. 16/1 There are four sets available—BU, proof, silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof which all contain the four (national) versions of the coin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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