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1/2 Silver Real - Charles V
| Issuer | Flanders, County of |
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| Year | 1521-1539 |
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| Value | 1/2 Silver Real (3⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a crowned shield bearing the double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, superimposed upon a cross pattée. The imperial crown surmounts the shield, rendered in bold relief characteristic of hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with the circumferential legend in Gothic lettering occupying the outer border. The overall composition reflects the Habsburg imperial iconography standard to Charles V's Low Countries coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a large crowned quartered shield bearing the complex composite arms of Austria-Burgundy, incorporating the arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Austria, Burgundy, Brabant, Flanders, and Tyrol among others, arranged in a multi-quartered arrangement. The crown above the shield is rendered in high relief. A mintmark appears at the top of the field, between the crown and the inner beaded circle. The circumferential devotional legend in Gothic lettering runs within an outer beaded border, invoking divine protection against enemies. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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