Medal - Charles V

Location Nuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year 1521
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 201.72 g
Diameter 71.6 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Hammered
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period Free City (1219-1806)
Notice
Reference(s) Mende#13
Obverse description Bust 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 script Latin
Obverse lettering PLVS VLTR : CAROLVS : V : : RO : IMPER :
(Translation: Further beyond. Charles V, emperor of the Romans.)
Reverse description Austrian-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 script Latin
Reverse lettering 15 21 N
(Translation: Nuremberg)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 1229323600
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