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Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603
Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: Inscription within a laurel wreath, 'CAPTA . SLVSA CVM PORTV . ET TRIREMIBVS' (Sluys taken with the port and the galleys). Legend: 'MIRACVLVM . MEVM . IEHOVA . ANNO . 1604' (Wonderful art Thou in my eyes, O, God). Reverse: The crowned arms of Zeeland surrounded by those of the nobles and cities of the provinces. Legend, around the arms of Zeeland, 'LVCTOR . ET . EMERGO' (Struggling I emerge).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0074 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Battle of Sluys, 1603 |
| Date made: | 1604 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |