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Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603

Counter commemorating the Spanish defeat off Sluys, 1603. Obverse: Port broadside view of a ship under sail. Legend: 'IMPERATOR . MARIS . TERRAE . DOMINVS' (Whoever commands the sea is master on land). Reverse: The crowned arms of Zealand. Legend: 'LVCTOR . ET . EMERGO . 1603.' (Struggling I emerge.) The motto of Zeeland.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0073
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Places:	Netherlands
Events:	Eighty Years' War: Battle of Sluys, 1603
Date made:	1603
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 30 mm