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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse chipped. Obverse: Half length figure of Piet Hein, in ruff and armour, right hand holding staff, left hand on hip. Legend: 'AFBEELDINGE V VERMAERDEN HELT PIETER PIETERZ HEYN'. Reverse: Nine circular shields. In the middle, the admiral's flagship between two Dunkirk privateers.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1250 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Action off Dunkirk, 1629; Death of Pieter Pietersen Heyn, 1629 |
| Date made: | 1629; May 1629 |
| People: | Hein, Piet Pieterzoon; Hein, Piet Pieterzoon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 50 mm |