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100 Schilling Kaiser Karl V
| Issuer | Republic of Austria |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Three-quarter-length figure of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (Kaiser Karl V) depicted in finely detailed full plate armour, facing slightly left, holding a baton in his right hand with his left hand resting on his hip. To the upper left and upper right of the figure are two heraldic shields — the Imperial double-headed eagle and the arms of Burgundy respectively — each suspended from a chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The motto PLUS ULTRA is inscribed in the upper field, divided either side of the Emperor's head. The legend KAISER KARL V. runs along the lower left and lower right periphery. |
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| Mintage | 1992 - Proof - 75,000 |
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Karl V never ruled Austria in any straightforward sense — the Habsburg territories were divided in 1521, with his brother Ferdinand I taking the Austrian archduchies while Karl retained Spain, the Low Countries, and the imperial title. Austrian issuers have nonetheless claimed him repeatedly as a Habsburg ancestor worth commemorating. This 1992 coin was part of a long-running silver schilling series that the Austrian Mint used throughout the late 20th century to mark historical figures before euro conversion ended the schilling entirely in 2002.