Medal cast

Cast of a commemorative medal. Obverse only. Crowned shield of North Holland, resting on two crossed anchors, the badge of the Admiralty of that province. Inscribed: 'P P P' (Pugno Pro Patria). Legend: 'SACRA . ANCHORA . CHRISTVS' (Christ is our sacred anchor).

Object Details

ID: SEC1235
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Eighty Years' War: Battle of the Zuiderzee, 1573
Date made: 11 Oct 1573
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 7 mm x 58 mm
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