![Charles V, 1500-1558, King of Spain 1516-1556, Holy Roman Emperor 1519 [obverse]](https://media.nga.gov/iiif/public/objects/1/1/0/7/1/8/110718-primary-0-nativeres.ptif/full/!440,400/0/default.jpg)
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![Pillars of Hercules [reverse]](https://media.nga.gov/iiif/public/objects/1/1/0/7/1/9/110719-primary-0-nativeres.ptif/full/!325,370/0/default.jpg)
- Pillars of Hercules [reverse]
- 1999.109.16.b
Inscription
around circumference: CAROL.V.ROM.IMP.AVG.HISP.[P or R?] CATHOL.DVXAVST.ETC
Provenance
Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.
Bibliography
- 2007
- Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 912, repro.
