Medal - Battle of the Doggerbank

€87,720.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1781
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight11.5 g
Diameter30 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeAdriaen van Baerll
Reference(s) Betts#588, Montagu#DD10
Obverse descriptionStern view of the British and Dutch flagships in action (other ships in the background), the former veering away.
Obverse letteringHOEZEE! DE BRIT RUIMT ZEE OP DEN VYFDEN DER OOGSTM . 1781 .
(Translation: Hurrah! the British have evacuated the sea On 5 August 1781)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAbove, naval crown, below, laurel wreath.
Reverse letteringO BATAVIER . GOD STAAFT UW REGT : DAAR ZOUTMAN MET ZIJN HELDEN VEGT . HERSTELT HIJDE EER DER VRIJE VLAG . TROTS OVERMAGT . IN EENEN SLAG .
(Translation: Oh! Batavians. God supports your rights, Zoutman fights, with his heroes; restores the honour of the free flag, in spite of superior might, at one blow.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1781  - -
Catalog ID9431494890
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