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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 7675817, member: 89314&quot;]Some coins struck in the name of CHARLES V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-56)</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles was the most powerful political leader in Europe in the first half of the 16th century. In addition to being Holy Roman Emperor, with considerable authority over the rulers of lands from central Europe to northern Italy,&nbsp; he was also in his own right direct ruler of the Habsburg Austrian lands (which he delegated to his brother Ferdinand) and the Burgundian Netherlands, as well as a unified Spain and its possessions in southern Italy and the Americas. Despite this, there are not as many coins with his portrait as one might expect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a selection of coins struck in his name, both with and without his portrait. </p><p><br /></p><p>SPANISH NETHERLANDS - BRABANT&nbsp; Karolus Gulden (or Florin) nd (1542-8)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318527[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1318528[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>GERMANY&nbsp; HALL am KOCHER (SCHWÄBISCHE HALL)&nbsp; 1/2 Taler 1545 (with a later version of the hand arms which appeared on the 14th century Handheller posted by Claudius)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318529[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1318530[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>GERMANY&nbsp; City of ULM&nbsp; Taler 1547</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318531[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1318532[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NETHERLANDS (but part of the Empire)&nbsp; DEVENTER, CAMPEN &amp; ZWOLLE - Joint Issue&nbsp; &nbsp; Daalder n.d. (1554) </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1318536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1318537[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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