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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, accounting token of the Council of Finance
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: eagle holding the snake Aspis in its right claw and trampling the monster Basiliscus with its left claw, within an inscription.
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Credit lineKarel V, Duits keizer, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën. 1545 - 1556. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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