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. Below, the crowned shield of Utrecht dividing the words 'ORDIN' and 'TRAIEC' (the State of Utrecht). Legend: 'IEHOVA . PRIVS . DEDERAT .' (God had given us before). Reverse: Plan of Ostend. Legend: 'PLVS . QUAM . PERDIDIMVS .' (More than we have lost since). Below: 'CIC . IC . CIIII .'

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0022
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