Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604

An image showing 'Counter commemorating the Battle of Sluys, 1603 and the defence of Ostend, 1604; obverse'

An image showing 'Counter commemorating the Battle of Sluys, 1603 and the defence of Ostend, 1604; reverse'

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Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604

Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: View of the town above the crowned arms of Utrecht. Left, 'ORD'; right, '. TRA .' Legend: 'JEHOVA . PRIVS . DEDERAT'. Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: 'PLVS . QVAM . PERDIDIMVS' (God has given us in advance more than we have lost). Exergue: 'CIC . IC. CIIII'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0076
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Places:	Netherlands
Events:	Eighty Years' War: Siege of Sluys, 1604; Eighty Years' War: Siege of Ostend, 1601
Date made:	1604
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 30 mm