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Counter commemorating the Battle of Lepanto, 1571
Counter commemorating the Battle of Lepanto, 1571. Obverse: Busts of King Philip II (right) and Queen Anne (left). Legend: 'PHILIPO . ET. ANNAE . AVSTRIACIS . 1571' (to Philip and Anne of Austria). Reverse: A seated figure holding in her right hand an image of Victory and in her left a cornucopia. Legend: 'OPTIMIS . PRINCIPIBVS' (To the best of princes). Exergue: 'BELGIA'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0044 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War: Battle of Lepanto, 1571 |
| Date made: | 1571 |
| People: | King Philip II of Spain |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |