An image showing 'Medal commemorating the defence of Sluys and Ostend, 1603; obverse'

An image showing 'Medal commemorating the defence of Sluys and Ostend, 1603; reverse'

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Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604

Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys and the surrounding country with the names of places. Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: 'Gold for bronze' (in Greek) 'ITANE . FLANDRIAM . LIBERAS . IBER?' (Is it thus, Spaniards, you deliver Flanders?)

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0020
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Places:	Netherlands
Events:	Eighty Years' War: Siege of Sluys, 1604; Eighty Years' War: Siege of Ostend, 1601
Date made:	1604
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 53 mm