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10 Euros Carolus V coins
| Issuer | Royal Belgian Mint (Monnaie Royale de Belgique) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned composite coat of arms of the Habsburg Netherlands, quartered over a cross adorned with floral motifs. The shield displays, clockwise from upper left, the arms of Austria, New Burgundy, Brabant, and Old Burgundy, with Flanders positioned at the center. The date 2021, the Belgian mintmark BE, and the denomination 10 EURO appear within the field, and the circumferential legend DA ● MIHI ● VIRTVTE ● CO ● HOST ● ES ● TVOS encircles the design in Latin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Charles V — known in the Low Countries as Carolus — was born in Ghent in 1500 and ruled the Habsburg Netherlands as its native son before inheriting Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and vast American territories. Belgium has long claimed him as a point of civic pride, and the Royal Mint has returned to him repeatedly across commemorative programs. The 2021 issue falls within a broader Belgian series tying royal and historical figures to the nation's self-image.
He abdicated in Brussels in 1555, the first European monarch to voluntarily surrender power — an act conducted in the very hall of the Coudenberg Palace.