This semi rare 2 Maravedis coin dates back to the reign of King Charles I during the Spanish Empire and was minted between 1520-1566. The obverse of the coin depicts a castle for the Spanish city of Kastile. The reverse depicts a lion for the Spanish city of Leon.

King Charles was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg during the first half of the 16th century.

His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with direct rule over the Austrian hereditary lands and the Burgundian Low Countries, and Spain with its possessions of the southern Italian kingdoms of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia.

In the Americas, he oversaw both the continuation of the long-lasting Spanish colonization as well as a short-lived German colonization. The personal union of the European and American territories of Charles was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".

This historical piece has been well circulated and is a great addition to any coin collection.

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