A base coin which circulated extensively in England toward the close of the thirteenth century. For a short time they were allowed to pass at the rate of two for a penny, but were prohibited in 1310. They were decried in Ireland by a proclamation of Edward I, and an ordinance of this ruler (Act 27, 1300) refers to mauvcises monees que sunt appellez Pollards et crokardz. See Bra- bant.