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-Pistole is the French name given to the Spanish gold dublone minted from 1516-1772 at the value of two Escudos [6.4564/ 5.9184 g Au]. The popular coin became applicable to all European coins imitating the Spanish original - beginning with the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France - leading to the Scottish pistoles. Here the metal values of the most important coins in this context:+Pistole is the French name given to the Spanish gold dublone minted from 1516-1772 at the value of two Escudos [6.4564/ 5.9184 g Au]. The popular coin's name became applicable to all European coins imitating the Spanish original - beginning with the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France - leading to the Scottish pistoles. Here the metal values of the most important coins in this context:
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Pistole is the French name given to the Spanish gold dublone minted from 1516-1772 at the value of two Escudos [6.4564/ 5.9184 g Au]. The popular coin's name became applicable to all European coins imitating the Spanish original - beginning with the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France - leading to the Scottish pistoles. Here the metal values of the most important coins in this context:

coin/information minted weight gold content
2 Spanish Escudos 1516-1772 6.4564 5.9184
1773-1785 6.5784 5.9206
1786-1833 6.7667 5.9209
1 French Louis d’or 1640-1709 6.6900 6.1325
1709-1715 8.1300 7.4525
1715-1716 8.1580 7.4782
1717 6.1180 5.6082
1718-1723 9.7900 8.9742
1723-1725 6.5250 5.9813
1726-1777 8.1580 7.4782
1 Scottish gold pistole 1701