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Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588
Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.
Obverse: The Pope, kings, bishops, etc., seated in consultation, with bandaged eyes, the floor filled with spikes. Above: 'O . COECAS . HOMINVM . MENTES . O . PECTORA . COECA' (Oh! the blind minds, the blind hearts of men). Legend: 'DURVM . EST . CONTRA . STIMVLOS . CALCITRARE' (It is hard to kick against the pricks).
Reverse: The Spanish fleet on the rocks. Legend: 'TV . DEVS . MAGNVS . ET . MAGNA . FACIS . TV . SOLVS . DEVS' (Thou God, art great and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone). Inscription: 'VENI . VIDI . VIVE . 1588' (Come, see, live).
Obverse: The Pope, kings, bishops, etc., seated in consultation, with bandaged eyes, the floor filled with spikes. Above: 'O . COECAS . HOMINVM . MENTES . O . PECTORA . COECA' (Oh! the blind minds, the blind hearts of men). Legend: 'DURVM . EST . CONTRA . STIMVLOS . CALCITRARE' (It is hard to kick against the pricks).
Reverse: The Spanish fleet on the rocks. Legend: 'TV . DEVS . MAGNVS . ET . MAGNA . FACIS . TV . SOLVS . DEVS' (Thou God, art great and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone). Inscription: 'VENI . VIDI . VIVE . 1588' (Come, see, live).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0010 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588 |
| Date made: | 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |