Medal commemorating Admiral Heemskerk's victory at Gibraltar, 1607
Medal commemorating Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk's victory at Gibraltar, 1607. Obverse: A bird's-eye view of the action and shore of the bay of Gibraltar, town on right. Reverse: Inscription, 'DEI . OPT . MAX . NVTV . ILL . ORD . GEN . CONFOED . REGION . INF . GER . AVSPICIIS . SVB . MAVRITIO . NASSO . PRINC . VRANIAE . ARCHITALASSO . HEROS . IACOBVS . AB . HEEMSKERK . IN . IPSIS . FRETI . HERCVLEI . FAVCIBVS . SVB . CONSPECTVM . VRBIS . GIBELTARIF . NAVES . HISPANICAS . HVC . VSQ HABITAS INEXPVGNABILES DEVICIT EXVSSIT AC SVA . PAVCORVMQ: MORTE . NON . INGLORIA . FVNDITVS . DELEVIT . VII CAL . MAII . CIC . IC . C . VII ' (States that Admiral Heemskerk destroyed and burnt the Spanish fleet, thought to be invincible, and by his death purchased their destruction). 'HAE . TIBI . ERVNT . ARTES' (These shall be your master strokes).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0023 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Eighty Years' War: Action off Gibraltar, 1607 |
Date made: | 1607 |
People: | Heemskerck, Jacob Van |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |