Medal - Charles V

€338,320.00
LocationNuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year1521
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionSilver
Weight201.72 g
Diameter71.6 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueHammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodFree City (1219-1806)
NoticeHans Krafft
Reference(s) Mende#13
Obverse descriptionBust of Emperor Charles V, wearing crown, armour, and order of the golden fleece. Pillars of Hercules with motto above. 14 coats of arms around, clockwise: Kingdom of Castille, Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of León, Kingdom of Naples, County of Tyrol, Kingdom of Sicily, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Kingdom of Seville, New Castille, Kingsom of Galicia, Kingdom of Valencia, Kingdom of Toledo, Kingdom of Granada, and Kingdom of Navarre
Obverse letteringPLVS VLTR : CAROLVS : V : : RO : IMPER :
(Translation: Further beyond. Charles V, emperor of the Romans.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAustrian-Burgundian coat of arms supported by a nimbate double-headed eagle. 13 crowned coats of arms around, clockwise: Kingdom of Sardinia, Kingdom of Cordoba, Kingdom of Corsica, Kingdom of Murcia, Kingdom of Jaén, Kingdom of the Algarve, Algeciras, Mazarrón, Menorca, Kingdom of Majorca, Kingdom of the Canary Islands, and Kingdom of Gibraltar.
Reverse lettering15 21 N
(Translation: Nuremberg)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverNuremberg, Germany
Mintage1521  - -
Catalog ID1229323600
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