A plack (Scottish Gaelic: plang) was an ancient Scottish coin of the value of one twelfth of an English penny. It appears in the old song: Not to be confused with Plack. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... A variety of low value coins, including an Irish 2p piece and many U.S. pennies. ...

A’ that e’er my Jeanie had,

My Jeanie had, my Jeanie had,

A’ that e’er my Jeanie had

Was ae bawbie

There’s your plack, and my plack,

And your plack, and my plack,

And Jeanie’s bawbie.

The word is probably derived from the ancient Flemish coin, a plaquette, current before the introduction into the Netherlands of the introduction of the French money reckoned by francs and centimes. Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; generally called the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; the constituent governing institution... Centime is French for cent, and is used in English as the name of the fraction currency in several Francophone countries (including Switzerland and formerly France), where it is one hundredth of a franc. ...

It can be found in the works of Robert Burns too: Robert Burns, foremost Scottish poet Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was a poet and a lyricist. ...

Nae howdie gets a social night,

or plack frae them

(Scotch Drink)

Stretch a joint to catch a plack,

Abuse a brother to his back.

(To Gavin Hamilton)

See also

• Bawbee
• Bodle
• Pound Scots
• Scottish coinage

Pound Scots was the national unit of currency in the Kingdom of Scotland before the country entered into a political and currency union with England in 1707. ... The first coins in Scotland appear to have been introduced by the Romans, but it was at least the 19th century before a currency economy took hold of most of the country (the Highland Clearances have been part explained by the transition from barter to a cash economy). ...

Reference

• MacKay, Charles – A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch (1888)