Carolus dollar

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + English dollar

Noun

Carolus dollar (plural Carolus dollars)

1. (historical) A Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Carolus dollar.

Translations

peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III & IV of Spain

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