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5 Max - Maximiliaan Graaf van Buren
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided vertically into two halves: the left half bears the large numeral '5' above the legend 'MAX' and a four-line inscription in the field below, while the right half features a portrait bust of Maximiliaan, Count of Buren, in three-quarter view wearing a plumed hat. The circular legend around the rim reads 'MAXIMILIAAN GRAAF VAN BUREN 1509-1548' with the year '1998' in the upper right field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large heraldic coat of arms surmounted by a crown, adapting the design of a 16th-century coin of Maximilian van Egmont. The quartered shield occupies the central field, with elaborate scrollwork supporters on either side. The circular legend 'MAXIMILIANI DE EGMONT MONETA' runs around the rim in Gothic-style lettering, bordered by an inner beaded circle. |
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| Mint | Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date) |
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