Medal commemorating the recapture of Gertruidenberg, 1593

Medal commemorating the recapture of Gertruidenberg, 1593. Obverse: Plan of the town. Reverse: Inscription; 'GERTRVDISBERGA . AB . HISP . VINDICANT . ORD . CONFOED . DVCE . PRI NASS . IN . CONSP . EXERC . HOST . CIC . IC . XCIII' (The States General retake Gertruidenberg from the Spaniards, under the leadership of the Prince of Nassau, in face of the hostile army).

Object Details

ID: MEC0014
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Events: Eighty Years' War: Capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593
Date made: 1593
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm