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Counter commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588

Counter commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588. Obverse: A man and woman and two children kneeling. Legend: 'HOMO . PROPONIT . DEVS . DISPONIT' (Man proposes, God disposes). Exergue: '1588'. Reverse: A Spanish ship with foremast and forecastle shattered. Legend: 'HISPANI . FUGIVNT . ET PEREV[N]T . NEMINE . SEQVE[N]TE.' (The Spanish flee and perish, no one pursuing.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC0049
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Events: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm
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