1605, Spanish Netherlands, Brabant. Copper "Tax Collectors  of Brussels" Medal.

Mint Year: 1605 Mint Place Brussels Reference: Dugn. 3604.  Condition: Corroded, otherwise F+ Denomination: Medal  / Financial Calulations Token (Jetton) - Tax Collectors (Receveurs) of  Brussels Material: Copper Diameter: 28mm Weight: 4.38gm

Obverse: A gardener pouring water on a tree´s base Legend: 1605 . . * SI . FOVEAS . NVTRIO . §

Reverse: Two men harvesting a tree at the foot of which is a small shield with arms of Brussels is placed. Legend: * SI . LAEDAS . PEREO . CALVL . CIVIT . BRVXELL .

Jetons were widely used by government institutions such as state treasuries, revenue services and the bureos, stewardship courts or councils that supervised the royal family´s finances and internal affairs. The production of jetons for such institutions was standardised and regulated. WIn time, they ceased to be used for accounting purposes and became mere instruments of political propaganda.

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest),  is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium  and the Flemish Community,  but is separate from the Flemish Region (in which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region.

In 1516, Charles V, who had been heir of the Low Countries since 1506, was declared King of Spain in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. Upon the death of his grandfather Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, Charles became the new ruler of the Habsburg Empire and was subsequently elected Holy Roman Emperor. It was in the Palace complex at Coudenberg that Charles V abdicated in 1555. This impressive palace, famous all over Europe, had greatly expanded since it had first become the seat of the Dukes of Brabant, but it was destroyed by fire in 1731.