variants:
or less commonly carolus
plural Carolus dollars or caroluses or caroli
Definition of Carolus dollar
: a Spanish-American peso or piece of eight issued by Charles III (1759–88) and Charles IV (1788–1808) of Spain
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The first known use of Carolus dollar was in 1836
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