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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Michel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, two tritons holding a naval crown over his head, trophies of arms behind. Legend (incuse): 'DE RUYTER DIE DEN BRIT SYN MOET GETEUGELT HEEFT ALDUS DOOR MULLERS HANT, INT GOUT EN SILUER LEEFT.AO.MDCLXVI DEN XIIII IUNY'. Reverse: A naval battle. Legend (incuse) 'HIER STRYCKT HET BRITSCH GEWELT VOOR' NEDERLANT DE VLAGH DE ZEE HEEFT NOIT GEWAEGHT VAN ZULK EEN' ZWAEREN SLAGH'. (Here the English forces strike their flag to the Dutch. Never did the sea resound with such a tremendous conflict).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1271 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Muller, O. |
| Events: | Second Anglo–Dutch War: Four Days Fight, 1666 |
| Date made: | 11-14 Jun 1666 |
| People: | Ruyter, Michel Adriaenszoon de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 12 mm x 78 mm |