karolin

Etymology
The first sense comes from medieval, from the given name. The second sense, derived from Carolus as the Latinized form of the name of king, was first used in 1769, 51 years after his death in 1718. It was also popularized by a collection of short stories titled Karolinerna (1897) by Verner von Heidenstam.

Noun

 * 1) a Swedish coin from the 17th and 18th centuries
 * 2)  Carolean (Swedish soldier)