Medal - Annexation of Leiden harbour

€1.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1683
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter48.3 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJan Smeltzing
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionA robed Goddess standing on a globe, with a ship under her right arm and in her left arm a horn of abundance. Water behind with land in distance on left, and ship with rising sun on right. Lettering above, date in exergue
Obverse letteringNAVIGATIO. 1683.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA distant view of Leiden (buildings and windmills); in front a man riding a horse on a canal towpath pulling a boat (towards lock gate on left), top left a blowing cloud. Ornate design at the top; a crowned coat of arms of the city of Leiden, with the shields left and right of the four mayors (Johan van Vesaneveld, Ripperd van Groenendyk, Johan van den Bergh, Johan van Banchem). Lettering above
Reverse letteringMINOR EST NON OMNIBUS UNA.
(Translation: Less is not all the same)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1683  - -
Catalog ID8769797080
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