Piedfort

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A piedfort or piedforte is a coin of twice or more times the thickness of the currency coin, though often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness. They are normally struck for presentation purposes by mint officials, collectors or VIPs.

The word "piedfort" is French and combines the two words "pied", meaning weight, and "fort", meaning strong or heavy; thus a piedfort is literally a "heavyweight" coin.