pistole
nounA gold coin equal to two escudos, formerly used in Spain.
nounAny of several gold coins used in various European countries until the late 1800s.
nounA gold coin of Spain, worth at the beginning of the nineteenth century nearly $4 United States money.
nounThe name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
nounA type of
