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Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603
Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: View of the town, besiegers and boats. Hebrew word 'Jehovah' above. Legend: 'TRAXIT. DVXIT . DEDIT . 1604' (God has taken us, guided us and given us the town). Reverse: The crowned arms of Zeeland. Legend: 'BEATVS . POPVLVS . CVIVS . ADIVTOR . DEVS .' (Happy the people whose helper is God). Inner line: 'CALC . [ULI] . CAM[ERAE] . RAT[IONUM] . OR[DINUM] . ZEL[ANDIAE] .' (Counter of the chamber of accounts of Zeeland.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0075 |
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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: | 1604 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |