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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 489310, member: 39&quot;]Very nice piece indeed. And yes, of course that is a 5000 francs/frank coin, not a 500 ... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Actually this commem was issued in a 500 F silver version (Ag 925) and in this 5000 F gold version (Au 999), with identical designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Emperor Charles V&#039;s birth. He was born in Gent in February 1500, and the building in the background is the Prinsenhof <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinsenhof_(Gent)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinsenhof_(Gent)" rel="nofollow">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinsenhof_(Gent)</a>, his place of birth.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two varieties of the gold coin; one has a milled edge (mintage 262), one has a smooth edge (mintage 514). The latter is a little less expensive - milled €450, smooth €400 according to the Schön catalog.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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