Doubloon
A doubloon , also written Duplone (from the Spanish doblón, which means "double"), is a Spanish gold coin worth two escudos , weighing 6.77 g and a gold content of 22 carats or a fineness of 916/1000. The gold used came mostly from the Spanish colonies and was either processed immediately on site in doubloons or shipped unprocessed. The approx. 2.2 cm diameter gold coin has different motifs in its long history, mostly the monarch's conterfey and the royal coat of arms with the order of the Golden Fleece and the Latin motto: IN UTROQ [ue] FELIX AUSPICE DEO , d. H. Under the auspices of God, happiness is on both sides. It was minted from 1537 to 1833. Their historical value is usually higher than the material value.
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| 8 escudos | gold |
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| 4 escudos | gold |
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| 2 escudos * | gold |
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| 1 escudo | gold |
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| ½ escudo | gold |
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| * = The two escudo coin was called the doubloon | ||||||
Doubloons in the figurative sense
The designation doubloon was also transferred to other gold coins that had the same standard . For example the so-called Moby Dick coin . Perhaps the rarest doubloon in gold has its origins in the USA, the so-called Brasher doubloon .
Numerous other gold coins were modeled on them, such as the Louis d'or in France , the Friedrich d'or in Prussia and the Swiss doubloon, executed as the "Berner doubloon" or " Bündner doubloon ".
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Spanish doubloon from the time of Ferdinand VI. (Spain)
Spanish doubloon from the time of Charles III. (Spain)
Spanish doubloon from the time of Charles IV (Spain)
Spanish doubloon from the time of Ferdinand VII (Spain)
Bernese doubloon 18th century
