Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, gold doubloons played a pivotal role in the Spanish economy and were a major part of its colonial activities Doubloons minted in the Americas were carried on Spanish galleons throughout the Caribbean and across the world to trade for highly sought after commodities such as silks and spices As they made their way across the vast seas and oceans, the captains of these ships were always wary of attack from marauding pirates The pirates knew full well that if they could manage to intercept a Spanish galleon en route to its trading destination, their chances of finding gold aboard were extremely high Minted on the front of the doubloon is the coat of arms of the Hapsburg royal family, known as the “Hapsburg Shield.” Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, remembered by history as the king and queen who launched the voyage of Christopher Columbus, were part of the Hapsburg royal lineage The “Crusader’s Cross” is stamped on the coin's reverse. The Spanish Doubloon was a seven-gram (.225 Troy-ounce) gold coin minted in Spain, Mexico, and the Spanish settlement of Nueva Grenada (present-day Peru) that was used widely in the Americas until the mid-nineteenth century The word “doubloon” has its roots in the Latin word “duplus,” meaning double, a reference to denomination of this coin worth two escudos These gold coins were eventually minted in four denominations, worth one, two, four, and eight escudos respectively. These pirate coins are replicas of Spanish and Portuguese hand-struck Gold Escudo and Silver Real Doubloons, minted between 1651 to 1773. I have never seen any oxidation or change of color. They feel like the real thing ~ Sound like the real thing ~ And look like the real thing Nickel & Merglo coated pewter that last in great shape for Decades as far as we have seen. They are the only quality Doubloon replicas available anywhere.
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