Definition

• A name given to the Scottish Groat, introduced by David II (1329-1371).

  Snelling, View of the Silver Coinage of Scotland, 1773, states that the expression arose from the mullet or spur in the quarters of the cross on the reverse of these coins.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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