Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the deliverance of Flushing, 1772

Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the deliverance of Flushing, 1772. Obverse: A monument containing a medallion of Prince William I; a fleet (right), the harbour and city and a fort firing (left). Legend: 'EBEN=HAEZER'. Exergue: 'EX DECRETO CONCILII CIVILIS BELLI CVDI CVRAVERVNT A.D. VI APR. CIC IC CCLXXII'. Reverse: Liberty with her staff and cap in her right hand, supported by Power (right) with sword raised in right and bow in left hand; a tyrant prostrate below (left), a flaming torch in his right and a sword in his left hand. Legend: 'SPONTE ET FELICITER'. Exergue: 'D. 6 APR.1572'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0245
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Berckel, T. van
Places: Netherlands
Events: Eighty Years' War: Deliverance of Briel, 1572
Date made: 1772
People: William I
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm