Counter commemorating the sinking of the 'Groenebosch', 1721
Counter commemorating the sinking of the 'Groenebosch', 1721. Obverse: Starboard quarter view of a three-masted vessel going down by the head. Legend: 'DIET SCHELMSTUK HAAT BESCHOUT DEES PLAAT.' (Let him who hates a knavish trick look at this picture.) Reverse: Inscription, 'TER ONT DEKKING VAN'T SCHELM-STUK VAN'T GESONKE SCHIPT GROENEBOSCH SCHIPPER CHRISTOFFEL GUDING VAN DRONTHEIM IN IAAR 1721.' (On the discovery of the knavish trick which sank the 'Groenebosch', Captain Christopher Guding of Drontheim.)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0517 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Places: | Netherlands |
Events: | Sinking of the Groenebosch, 1721 |
Vessels: | Groenebosch fl.1721 |
Date made: | 1721 |
People: | Guding, Christopherfl |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 23 mm |
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