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Pistole
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pistole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pistole.html. 1828.