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Counter commemorating the capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593
Counter commemorating the capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593. Obverse: View of the town with ships and camp of besiegers. Reverse: Inscription, 'GERTRUDISBERGA(M) . AB . HISP. VINDICANT. ORD. CONFOED. DVCE . PRIN NASS. IN . CONSP . EXERC . HOST . CIC . IC . XCIII.' (The States-General retake Gertrudinburg from the Spaniards, under the leadership of the Prince of Nassau, in the face of a hostile army).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0056 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593 |
| Date made: | 1593 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |