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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of the Texel and the death of Admiral Tromp, 1653; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of the Texel and the death of Admiral Tromp, 1653; reverse'
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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 HarpertszoonTromp, 1653. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Tromp (three-quarters) in a falling collar and mantled armour. Legend: 'MARTINVS . HERPERTI . TROMPIUS EQUES . ET . THALASSIAR . HOLLANDIAE . XX ANS' (Martin Harpertzoon Tromp, Knight, and Admiral of Holland twenty years). Reverse: Stern view of a naval engagement. Starboard-quarter view of three ships in foreground. Legend: 'VICTOR . HOSTIUM . FORTITER . PRO . PATRIA . PUGNANS .OCCUBUIT 10 . AUG . AN . DOM : CICIC CCIII' (Conqueror of his enemies, he died fighting bravely for his country, 10 August 1653).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0237
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: J. Livens; D. van Riswick
Events: First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Scheveningen, 1653; Death of Admiral Tromp, 1653
Date made: 1653
People: Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 71 mm