Carolus is the name given to a number of gold coins:
*a coin struck during the reign of
Charles I of England. It was originally valued at 20
shilling
The shilling is a historical coin, and the name of a unit of modern currency, currencies formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, other British Commonwealth countries and Ireland, where they were generally equivalent to 1 ...
s, but later 23.
*the ''Carolusgulden'' first minted by
Charles V (Holy Roman Empire) 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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