Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603
Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: Port broadside view of a ship under sail. Legend: 'IMPERATOR . MARIS . TERRAE . DOMINVS' (Whoever commands the sea is master on land). Reverse: The crowned arms of Zealand. Legend: 'LVCTOR . ET . EMERGO . 1603.' (Struggling I emerge.) The motto of Zeeland.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0073 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Places: | Netherlands |
Events: | Eighty Years' War: Battle of Sluys, 1603 |
Date made: | 1603 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |
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