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Medal cast
Cast of a commemorative medal. Reverse only. It depicts a naval engagement. Exergue: 'PVGNANDO'. Legend: 'DUS MOET MEN JUYCHEN EN GEEN OORLOGSHELT BEKLAGEN DIE T LIEVE VADERLAND VOOR DWNGLADY BEVRYT*' (So one must rejoice and not lament, a hero who freees his beloved country from tyranny).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1291 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Death of Admiral De Ruyter, 1676 |
| Date made: | 1676 |
| People: | Ruyter, Michel Adriaenszoon de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 77 mm |