doubloon
noun
dou·bloon ˌdə-ˈblün 
: an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Or two, which the Observer prefers: Even with the finish line in sight, there’s always something more to discover; a little more gleam to find on the season’s majestic doubloon. 
The Masked Observer, al, 2 Mar. 2022 Concerned krewes also try to throw goodies that people will keep: Some krewes talk of switching from beads to wooden doubloon coins that people can cash in with local businesses, as Popeyes chicken restaurant did in the 1970s. Michael Patrick Welch, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021 She’s right up there with the first person who put a plastic baby in a king cake, or tossed the first doubloon, or launched the first satirical dance troupe, maybe even the first people to put floats in a Carnival parade. Doug Maccash, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021 The doubloon is dated 1787 — 11 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the same year the Constitution was written, and five years before the federal mint opened in Philadelphia. BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2020 Today, Wolfe is one of the main distributors of Mobile Mardi Gras’ doubloons. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 The first doubloon trading group started in the mid-'70s. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 Edward Wolfe searched for the Striker Mystic Society’s 1974 aluminum doubloon for years. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 This Cupid’s saucy moment in the spotlight led off the Inca soiree, and for his hale and hearty efforts he was rewarded with raucous applause and showers of doubloons. al, 21 Feb. 2020 See More
The Masked Observer, al, 2 Mar. 2022 Concerned krewes also try to throw goodies that people will keep: Some krewes talk of switching from beads to wooden doubloon coins that people can cash in with local businesses, as Popeyes chicken restaurant did in the 1970s. Michael Patrick Welch, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021 She’s right up there with the first person who put a plastic baby in a king cake, or tossed the first doubloon, or launched the first satirical dance troupe, maybe even the first people to put floats in a Carnival parade. Doug Maccash, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021 The doubloon is dated 1787 — 11 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the same year the Constitution was written, and five years before the federal mint opened in Philadelphia. BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2020 Today, Wolfe is one of the main distributors of Mobile Mardi Gras’ doubloons. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 The first doubloon trading group started in the mid-'70s. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 Edward Wolfe searched for the Striker Mystic Society’s 1974 aluminum doubloon for years. Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2020 This Cupid’s saucy moment in the spotlight led off the Inca soiree, and for his hale and hearty efforts he was rewarded with raucous applause and showers of doubloons. al, 21 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish doblón, augmentative of dobla, an old Spanish coin, from Latin dupla, feminine of duplus double — more at double
First Known Use
1622, in the meaning defined above