Medal of Charles V (1520-1521), drawn by Dürer

Hans Krafft the Elder (1481–c.1542) was a German medalist, and master of the Nuremberg mint. Krafft worked from designs by Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach, among other artists.

A silver medal struck by Krafft of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor sold for £258,750 in December 2009.[1]

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