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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 a camp of besiegers in the foreground. Inscription: 'MONS GERTRVDIS'. Legend: 'NEGATA . TENTAT . ITER . VIA . CIC . IC . XCIII' (He attempts the journey by a forbidden route). Reverse: Alexander the Great with his army before Mons Aornos. Inscription: 'MONS AORNOS'. Legend: 'VIRTVS . REPULSAE . NESCIA .' (Valour which knows not defeat.)
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0057 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Capture of Gertruidenberg, 1593 |
| Date made: | 1593 |
| People: | Alexander |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |