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Medal commemorating the Battle of the Four Days and Admiral de Ruyter, 1666
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Four Days, 1666 and Admiral Michel Adrianzoon de Ruyter (1607-1676). Obverse: Bust of Admiral de Ruyter in draped armour, cravat with order (face three-quarters left). Collar and Badge of the Order of St Michael. Legend: (outer) 'MICHAEL DE RVITER PROVINCIARVM CONFOEDERAT'; (inner) 'BELGIC: ARCHITHA= LASSVS DVX ET EQVES' (Michael de Ruyter, High Admiral of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, General and Knight). Reverse: Naval action, a vessel on fire in the foreground. Exergue: 'PVGNANDO' (By fighting).
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0111 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - QH |
| Creator: | Adolfszoon, C. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Second Anglo–Dutch War: Four Days Fight, 1666 |
| Date made: | 1666 |
| Exhibition: | The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea |
| People: | Ruyter, Michel Adriaenszoon de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm |