Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Michel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter. Legend (incuse): 'Michiel AD: de Ruyter, Ridder ; L : Adm : v . Holl : en West: V'. Reverse: A naval action. Legend (incuse): 'a' Vergeeftse aan Val der Engelse op de Oftindese schepen in Bergen Ao 1665'. (The fruitless attack of the English on the East Indiamen in Bergen, 1665).
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1266 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Second Anglo-Dutch War: Action off Bergen, 1665 |
| Date made: | 10 Aug 1665 |
| People: | Ruyter, Michel Adriaenszoon de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 52 mm |