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).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0014 |
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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 |