Medal - Death of admiral Maarten Tromp

€1.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1653
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight115.64 g
Diameter68 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJurriaan Pool
Reference(s) Montagu#C1
Obverse descriptionBare-headed and draped facing bust of Tromp
Obverse letteringMARTEN.HARPERTS( retro­grade )EN.TROMP.RIDDER .I.POOL.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionScene of the naval battle of Scheveningen.
Reverse letteringLIEVTENANT . ADMIRAAL . VAN . HOLLAND . VOOR . HET . VAADER LAND . GESNEVVELT DEN . 10 AVGVSTI . ANNO . 1653
(Translation: Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland, died for the Fatherland, 10 August 1653)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverAmsterdam, Netherlands (1578-1673)
Mintage1653  - -
Catalog ID2026479890
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