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Medal commemorating Admiral Hein and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628
Medal commemorating Admiral Piet Hein (1578-1629) and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, 1628. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Heyn in armour, lace ruff and chain (three-quarter right). Legend: 'PET : PETRI . HEINIVS . FOED : BELG : ORD : ARCHITHALASS' (Peter Peterson Hein, Admiral of the United Provinces). Reverse: View of the naval action. Legend: 'HEINIAD NVP[ER] SENSIT SPOLIATA MATANCA' (Matanzas, plundered lately, felt the might of the race of Heyn). Exergue: '1628'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0026 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - QH |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Battle in the Bay of Matanzas, 1628 |
| Date made: | 1628 |
| People: | Hein, Piet Pieterzoon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 59 mm |
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