Carolus (coin)

'''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]]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]] or [[Spanish dollar | piece of eight]] issued by [[Charles III of Spain | Charles III]] (1759-88) and [[Charles IV of Spain | Charles IV]] (1788-1808) of Spain.<ref>{{1728|title=Carolus}}</ref><ref name="oed">"Carolus". ''Oxford English Dictionary''. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.</ref>

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[[Category:Gold coins]]