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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Germany (made)

This is a uniface bronze medal made in the 16th century in Germany. This medal has only the obverse which represents the bust of the Emperor Charles V., with inscription.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500 Ghent – 1585 Yuste, Spain), was in 1530 crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement VII in Bologna, the last Emperor to receive a papal coronation.

Object details

Categories	Coins & Medals Bronze Portraits Royalty
Object type	Medal
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, bronze, obverse only, bust of the Emperor Charles V., Germany, 16th century
Physical description	Uniface medal depicting bust to the right of the Emperor Charles V., with inscription.
Dimensions	Diameter: 10.16cm
Object history	Purchased in Paris (Piot sale, 1864, 25-30 April, £2 1s. 8d.).
Subject depicted	Charles v (Holy Roman Emperor)
Summary	This is a uniface bronze medal made in the 16th century in Germany. This medal has only the obverse which represents the bust of the Emperor Charles V., with inscription. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500 Ghent – 1585 Yuste, Spain), was in 1530 crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement VII in Bologna, the last Emperor to receive a papal coronation.
Bibliographic reference	Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1864. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 43.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	497-1864

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Record created	March 25, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148148/medal-unknown/

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