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Medal commemorating J van der Windt's warning to the Dutch fishing fleet
Medal commemorating Jacob van der Windt's warning to the Dutch fishing fleet. Obverse: Starboard bow view of the Red Rose under sail, various vessels in the background. Legend: 'TER BEVEYLIGING VAN SCHEPEN EN VOLK' (The safety of ships and people). Exergue: 'JACOB VAN DER WINDT'. Reverse: Legend: '1780, DEN 29 DEC: VAN VLAARDING UYTGEZEILT OM ONSE VLOOT VAN DEN OORLOG KENNIS TE GEVEN . EN OPTE ONTBIEDE BEHOUDE BINNE, GEKOOMEN, DEN XI . JAN: 1781 . A . V . B .' (On 29 December 1780 sailed from Vlaarding to inform our fleet of the war and to recall them. Safely returned on 9 January 1781.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0252 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Baerll, A. van |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 |
| Vessels: | Red Rose fl.1781 |
| Date made: | 1781 |
| People: | der, fl.1781, Windt, Jacob van |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |