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Counter token - The Capture of Sluis

Location Zeeland, Province of
Year 1604
Type Utility token
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Obverse description Crowned shield of Zeeland in the central field, depicting a lion emerging from waves. The device is surrounded by a beaded inner border, with a two-part Latin legend running around the outer margin.
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Reverse description A detailed scene depicting a military assault on the city of Sluis, showing soldiers wading through water toward the fortified town with its towers and flags in the background. The Tetragrammaton in Hebrew characters appears in the upper field within clouds, and the date 1604 is divided by a rosette in the upper legend. Military tents are shown in the foreground below the battle scene.
Reverse script Hebrew, Latin
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