Mesuno Treasure
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The Mesuno Treasure, or Mesuno Hoard, is the name given to a gold hoard of around 1,600 macuquina pistole coins that were discovered on El Mesuno Islet near Honda, Colombia. The hoard was discovered b
A sample of the treasure on public display
The town of Honda with the Magdalena River in the foreground
Champán on the Magdalena, c. 1860, by Ramón Torres Méndez
A 1630 Felipe IV doubloon on its reverse
Pistole
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Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use from 1537; it was a doubloon or double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France, and to o
Double escudo ("pistole") of Carlos III, 1772
Pistole coin weight, c. 1690
Quarter-ducat of the Canton of Zürich, 1751; nicknamed "pistole"