doubloons definition
The doubloon (from Spanish doblon, doblÃ³n meaning) double was a-two escudo or- 32 real gold; coin weighing.6 867 (grams.0 218 troy) ounces in, 1537 and.6 766 grams from, 1728 .of 92 fine (gold-22 carat). Gold doubloons were minted In, Spain, Mexico, peru And Nueva. granadahe two escudo piece was called a pistole,; the large eight escudo coin was called a quadruple pistole or, at first, a double doubloon. English colonists would come to call it the Spanish doubloon. After the War of 1812, doubloons were valued in Nova Scotia at the rate of Â£4 and became the dominant coin there.