Archaic form of doble or dobla; a Spanish or Spanish-American gold or silver coin.
Variant spelling of 'doble' or 'dobla,' from Spanish 'doble' meaning 'double,' referring to a coin that was double the value of another unit. Ultimately from Latin 'duplus.'
Dobl coins represent a fascinating period when global trade meant Spanish money circulated everywhere — American colonists and Caribbean pirates traded in Spanish coins because they were more trustworthy than local currencies.
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