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Medal commemorating sea trade revived, 1596
Medal commemorating sea trade revived, 1596. Obverse: Neptune riding on a dolphin, ships in the distance. In the clouds the Hebrew word Jehovah. Legend: 'SIDERE * PROFICIANT * DEXTRO * NEPTVNIA * REGNA' (Let the empire of the sea prosper under a happy star). Exergue: '1596'. Reverse: Crowned shield of West Friesland. Arranged in a circle the shields of 'ALCKMAER, HOORN, ENCKHVSEN, MEDENBLICK, EDAM, MONICEDAM, PVRMERENT', the names on scrolls between the shields. Legend: 'INSIGNIA FRISIAE CISRHENANAE' (coats of arms of Cisrhenian Friesland-North Holland).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0016 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1596 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 mm |
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