plaque

noun

1. Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
2. A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
3. A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
4. A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.