Medal commemorating Admiral Hein and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628

An image showing 'Medal commemorating Admiral Heyn and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628; obverse'

An image showing 'Medal commemorating Admiral Heyn and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628; reverse'

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Medal commemorating Admiral Hein and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628

Medal commemorating Admiral Piet Hein (1578-1629) and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Heyn in armour, lace ruff and chain (three-quarter right). Legend: 'PET : PETRI . HEINIVS . FOED : BELG : ORD : ARCHITHALASS' (Peter Peterson Hein, Admiral of the United Provinces). Reverse: View of the naval action. Legend: 'HEINIAD NVP[ER] SENSIT SPOLIATA MATANCA' (Matanzas, plundered lately, felt the might of the race of Heyn). Exergue: '1628'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0026
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Display - QH
Creator:	Unknown
Events:	Eighty Years' War: Battle in the Bay of Matanzas, 1628
Date made:	1628
People:	Hein, Piet Pieterzoon
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 59 mm