1. a former Spanish gold coin
Usage: historical

Examples

• The pirates buried chests full of doubloons on the island.
• Each doubloon was worth about sixteen pieces of eight.
• The treasure hunter found a Spanish doubloon from the 1600s.
• Doubloons were commonly used in Spanish colonies.
• The museum displayed ancient doubloons in its coin collection.
• Legend says the sunken ship carried thousands of doubloons.