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Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Störtzenbecher
Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Störtzenbecher (died 1401). Obverse: Head of the pirate Claus Störtzenbecher in a feathered cap (right), doublet cut very low at the neck. Legend: 'CAPT . 1401.' Exergue: 'CLAVS . STORTZE BECHER.' Reverse: View of the city and harbour of Hamburg, a boat in the foreground. Legend: 'VIRTVTE PATRVM HAMBVRG.' (Through the valour of our fathers.) This was probably struck to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the famous pirate, who was hanged in 1401.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0384 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Germany |
| Date made: | 1701 |
| People: | Störtebeker, Klaus; Störtebeker, Klaus |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |
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