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Counter commemorating the Battle of Lepanto, 1571

Counter commemorating the Battle of Lepanto, 1571. Obverse: Busts of King Philip II (right) and Queen Anne (left). Legend: 'PHILIPO . ET. ANNAE . AVSTRIACIS . 1571' (to Philip and Anne of Austria). Reverse: A seated figure holding in her right hand an image of Victory and in her left a cornucopia. Legend: 'OPTIMIS . PRINCIPIBVS' (To the best of princes). Exergue: 'BELGIA'.
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Object details

ID: MEC0044
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Events: Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War: Battle of Lepanto, 1571
Date made: 1571
People: King Philip II of Spain
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm