Carolus is the name given to a number of gold coins:
*a coin struck during the reign of
Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of ...
. It was originally valued at 20
shillings, but later 23.
*the ''Carolusgulden'' first minted by
Charles V (Holy Roman Empire)
Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) ...
in 1517, see
Dutch Guilder#History
* the ''Carolus dollar'', a Spanish-American
peso
The peso is the monetary unit of several countries in the Americas, and the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word translates to "weight". In most countries the peso uses the same sign, "$", as many currencies named "dollar" ...
or
piece of eight issued by
Charles III (1759-88) and
Charles IV (1788-1808) of Spain.
["Carolus". ''Oxford English Dictionary''. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.]
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