Charles V was born in 1500 in a town in Ghent. His father was the Austrian archduke from the House of Habsburg and the royal prince of Castile, Philip the Fair.

He inherited the Spanish throne in 1516 and was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519.

During his reign, the Reformation, the German Peasants' War and the Battle of Mohács took place. the Turks left a lot of destruction in our country, Hungary. At the same time, the empire of Emperor Charles V reached its greatest extent at this time.

Charles was a supporter of absolutism, he wanted to centralize his empire on the Spanish model, but he was always prevented from doing so by the independent German princes. Even the French king Francis I proved to be a serious opponent, who constantly allied himself against him.

Charles died in 1558. He was succeeded by his son Philip II.

Károly V became the emperor of the German-Roman Empire in 1519, at the age of 15, and then in 1520 the king of Spain and Naples. This unification of the three crowns meant the creation of the Habsburg Empire, which became the largest empire in Europe. Károly's coinage reflected this increase in power. Coins depicting the imperial coat of arms and the insignia of the Habsburg dynasty began to be minted at the imperial mints. A similar change can be observed in the Spanish and Neapolitan mints. In Hungary, Károly V became king in 1521. At the Körmöc mint, coins depicting the imperial coat of arms and the insignia of the Habsburg dynasty began to be minted.V. Károly's coinage was an important step in the establishment of the Habsburg Empire and the consolidation of Habsburg rule in Hungary. The mints produced gold ducats and forints, silver tallers and garas, and bronze krajcár.