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Medal commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653)
Medal commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653). Obverse: Short bust of Admiral Tromp in a collar (three-quarter left). Legend: 'MAARTEN . HARPERTSZ . TROMP'. Reverse: The arms of the admiral with helm, mantle and fleur-de-lis as crest and griffins as supporters. Inscription, above: '23.4.1598' (left); '10.8.1653' (right). Legend, in two lines: 'HIJ . DIE . VAN . KONINGHEN . EN . PRINSSEN . WIERT . BESCHONKEN . MET . GOUWDE . LELIEN . EN . ROOZEN . OP . ZIJN . SCHILDT .' 'HEEFT . OP . DEN . TEEMS . EN . TAAG . ZIJN . LEVEN . ZO . VERSPLIT . DAT . AL . HAAR . ZEEGEWELT . LEIT . IN . DE . ZEE . VERZONKEN.' (He whose shield bore golden lilies and roses, granted him by Kings and Princes, spent his life on the Thames and Tagus; his strength now lies beneath the waves.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2219 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Goor, J.J. van der |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Date made: | 1938 |
| People: | Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon; Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon Goor, J.J. van der |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm |
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