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Charles V
Spanish
1537
Medium/Technique
Metal; probably silver hollow cast
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 63 mm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession Number25.334
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor.
Obverse: Profile bust of Charles V looking to proper left, holding an orb in proper left hand and a mace in proper right hand; inscribed on edge "CAROLVS·V·DEI·GRATIA·ROMAN·IMPERATOR·SEMPER·AVG[VSTV]S·REX·HISPANNO·SAL·M·D·XXXVII·AETATES·SVAE·XXXVII".
Reverse: Heraldic device at center with two-headed eagle behind, crown above, and a column on each side; inscribed oon proper right column "PLVS" and on proper left column "[O]V[L]TRE".
Obverse: Profile bust of Charles V looking to proper left, holding an orb in proper left hand and a mace in proper right hand; inscribed on edge "CAROLVS·V·DEI·GRATIA·ROMAN·IMPERATOR·SEMPER·AVG[VSTV]S·REX·HISPANNO·SAL·M·D·XXXVII·AETATES·SVAE·XXXVII".
Reverse: Heraldic device at center with two-headed eagle behind, crown above, and a column on each side; inscribed oon proper right column "PLVS" and on proper left column "[O]V[L]TRE".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed on edge "CAROLVS·V·DEI·GRATIA·ROMAN·IMPERATOR·SEMPER·AVG[VSTV]S·REX·HISPANNO·SAL·M·D·XXXVII·AETATES·SVAE·XXXVII".
Reverse: Inscribed on proper right column "PLVS" and on proper left column "[O]V[L]TRE".
Reverse: Inscribed on proper right column "PLVS" and on proper left column "[O]V[L]TRE".
ProvenanceBy 1905, Mrs. T. O. Richardson; 1905, bequest of Mrs. T. O. Richardson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 4, 1925)