Medal commemorating Archduchess Marie Elizabeth, Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands

Medal commemorating Archduchess Marie Elizabeth, Governor-General of the Austrian Netherlands. Obverse: Bust of the Archduchess (right). Legend: 'EXEMPLO SUBDITIS PRAE LUCENS. VERO AVITAE PIETATIS'. Reverse: Port quarter view of a yacht, with lee-board, under sail; a star shining out of clouds (left). Exergue: 'QUA SIT EUNDUM MONSTRAT ITER'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0157
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roettiers, J.
Places: Netherlands
Date made: 1735
People: Archduchess Marie Elizabeth
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 35 mm