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 shillings, 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 piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759-88) and Charles IV (1788-1808) of Spain.[1][2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Carolus". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
- ↑ "Carolus". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.
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