planchet

/'plænʃit/

Thân thiện

A worker places a shiny planchet into the coin press.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin: A planchet is a small, round, flat piece of metal that has been prepared but not yet imprinted with the design of a coin. It is the blank form from which a coin is minted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The mint produced thousands of silver planchets for the new commemorative coin.
  • Before striking, each planchet is carefully inspected for imperfections.

Advanced Usage

• "Blank planchet": A term sometimes used to emphasize that the disk is an unstruck, featureless piece of metal.

  • The error coin was actually a blank planchet that had accidentally left the mint.

• "Planchet flaw": Refers to a defect or irregularity in the metal disk before it is struck, which can affect the final coin.

  • Collectors study planchet flaws to understand minting errors.

Variants and Related Words

• Blank (n): A more general term for an unstruck piece of metal prepared for coinage. "Planchet" is a specific type of blank.
• Flan (n): A term used primarily in British and historical contexts, synonymous with "planchet."

Synonyms

• Coin blank: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Disk: A general term for a thin, circular object, which describes the shape but not the specific purpose.

Related Phrases

• Planchet ring: A ring-shaped piece of metal punched out from the center of a larger disk, sometimes used for other coinage or creating washers.
  • The hole left from creating a planchet ring is called a "clad strip."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coin blank