DE FALSO MONETA

de  falso  moneta  (dee  fal-soh  orfawl-soh  mah-nee-t<<schwa>>),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  false

money”]  Hist.  The  statute  of  Edward  I  providing  that  persons  importing  certain  coins  (called

“pollards” and “crokards”) would forfeit both their goods and their lives.[Blacks Law 8th]