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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
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