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Medal - Charles V
| Location | Belgium |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed relief scene of the abdication of Emperor Charles V on 25 October 1555, showing a seated elderly figure — representing Charles V — receiving a kneeling supplicant, while three courtiers in period dress stand witness in the left field. The composition is set against a polished mirror field, with architectural elements visible in the background at right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a polished mirror field framed by a raised laurel wreath in high relief, with a heraldic lion at the top and a small Franklin Mint mark at the base. The central field bears a bilingual inscription in Dutch and French commemorating the abdication of Charles V in favour of his son Philip II on 25 October 1555. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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