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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Texel and the death of Admiral Tromp, 1653
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Texel and the death of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1653. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Tromp in a collar and doublet with orders (nearly front). Legend: 'MARTEN . HARPERTSEN . TROMP . RIDDER' (S reversed) (Martin Harpertsen Tromp, Knight). Reverse: Port quarter view of a battleship in a naval engagement, a sunken ship in foreground. Legend: 'LIEVTENANT . ADMIRAAL . VAN . HOLLAND . VOOR . HET . VAADERLAND . GESNEVVELT . DEN . 10 AVGVSTI ANNO 1653' (Lieutenant General of Holland, died for his country 10 August 1653).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0106 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pool, J. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Scheveningen, 1653 |
| Date made: | 1653 |
| People: | Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 66 mm |