Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the deliverance of Flushing, 1772
Medal commemorating the bicentenary of the deliverance of Flushing, 1772. Obverse: A monument containing a medallion of Prince William I; a fleet (right), the harbour and city and a fort firing (left). Legend: 'EBEN=HAEZER'. Exergue: 'EX DECRETO CONCILII CIVILIS BELLI CVDI CVRAVERVNT A.D. VI APR. CIC IC CCLXXII'. Reverse: Liberty with her staff and cap in her right hand, supported by Power (right) with sword raised in right and bow in left hand; a tyrant prostrate below (left), a flaming torch in his right and a sword in his left hand. Legend: 'SPONTE ET FELICITER'. Exergue: 'D. 6 APR.1572'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0245 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Berckel, T. van |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Deliverance of Briel, 1572 |
| Date made: | 1772 |
| People: | William I |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |