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Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys and the death of Spinola, 1603

Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys and the death of Spinola, 1603. Obverse: Two Dutch ships and two galleys. Above, the shield of Zeeland. Legend: 'CEDVNT . TRIREMES . NAVIBVS' (The galleys give way before the ships). Reverse: The Spanish galleys. Above, the shield of Middelberg. Legend: 'VICTAE . PEREMPTO . SPINOLA . 26 MAY' (Defeated by the slaying of Spinola).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0069
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Death of Federico Spinola, 1603; Eighty Years' War: Battle of Sluys, 1603
Date made: 1603
People: Spinola, Ambrogio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm