Counter commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604

Counter commemorating the sieges of Sluys and Ostend , 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys. Legend: 'SOLI DEO GLORIA' (Glory to God alone). Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: Gold for copper (in Greek).

Object Details

ID: MEC0078
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
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: 29 mm