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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates in Brussels the rule over the Netherlands, Milan and Naples in favor of his son Philip, hereditary prince of Spain, accounting medal of the Chamber of Accounts of Flanders
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates in Brussels the rule over the Netherlands, Milan and Naples in favor of his son Philip, hereditary prince of Spain, accounting medal of the Chamber of Accounts of Flanders

anonymous · 1555 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bust of a man within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKarel V, Duits keizer, doet te Brussel afstand van het bewind over de Nederlanden, Milaan en Napels ten gunst van zijn zoon Filips, erfprins van Spanje, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen t. 1555. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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