Counter commemorating the Battle of Rheinberg and the siege of Ostend, 1601

Counter commemorating the Battle of Rheinberg and the siege of Ostend, 1601. Obverse: The army encamped about Rheinberg. Legend: 'HANC . CAPIMVS .VIRTVTE . DEI'. Reverse: Two ships before Ostend, the name Jehovah in glory above. Legend: 'DEFENDIMVS . ISTAM . CIC ICCI'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0067
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Events: Eighty Years' War: Siege of Rheinberg, 1601; Eighty Years' War: Siege of Ostend, 1601
Date made: 1601
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm