Medal commemorating Admiral Egbert Meeuwsz Kortenaar (died 1665)
        
        Medal commemorating Admiral Egbert Meeuwsz Kortenaar (died 1665).  Obverse: Figure of Admiral Kortenaar, facing, in a cravat, long coat and bandolier, sword hilt showing standing on deck; his right arm akimbo, a baton in his left hand; the muzzle of a gun in front. Legend: 'EGBERT . MEEUWSZOON  . KORTENAER.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a 17th-century battleship under sail, flying a large flag at the stern; the arms of Holland left, those of Rotterdam right. View of Rotterdam and shipping, the name of the city inscribed above. Legend: 'DE . HELT . DER . MAAS . VERMINKT . AAN . OOG . EN . RECHTERHANT . EN . ECHTER . T . OOG . VAN . T . ROER . DE . VUIST . VAN . T . VADERLAND.' (The hero of the river Maas, though wounded in the eye and right hand, still the pilot of [lit. the eye of] the rudderand fighter [lit. fist] for his country.) Exergue: 'Died 13th of June 1665.'
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2221 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Goor, J.J. van der | 
| Date made: | 1938 | 
| People: | Kortenaer, Egbert Bartholomeuszoon | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm | 
 
                    