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Medal commemorating the Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631

Medal commemorating the Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631. Obverse: Bust of Prince Frederick of Orange in armour and lace collar (right). Legend: 'FREDER . HENR . D. G . PRINCEPS . AVRIAC . COM . NASS'. Reverse: Plan of the naval action. Exergue: 'CONIVRATI VENIVNT AD CLASSICA VENTI.' (The winds conspire to answer the trumpet call.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC0031
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Verbeeck, A.
Places: Netherlands
Events: Eighty Years' War: Spanish fleet captured at the Slaak, 1631
Date made: 1631
People: Prince Frederick Henry of Orange
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 51 mm