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Medal commemorating the Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631
Medal commemorating the Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631. Obverse: Bust of Prince Frederick of Orange in armour and lace collar (right). Legend: 'FREDER . HENR . D. G . PRINCEPS . AVRIAC . COM . NASS'. Reverse: Plan of the naval action. Exergue: 'CONIVRATI VENIVNT AD CLASSICA VENTI.' (The winds conspire to answer the trumpet call.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0031 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Verbeeck, A. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631 |
| Date made: | 1631 |
| People: | Prince Frederick Henry of Orange |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |