Medal - Juan Domingo de Zúñiga y Fonseca - Construction of the new fortifications of Brussels

€430,466.00
LocationSpanish Netherlands (Duchy of Brabant, Belgian States)
Year1675
TypeMedals/Commemorative medals
CompositionTin-lead
Weight155.13 g
Diameter73 mm
Thickness4 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJoseph Roëttiers
Reference(s) Van Loon#III. 165 , V.Q.#13.911
Obverse descriptionBust of Juan Domingo de Zúñiga y Fonseca draped and armored to the right; below signature JRoett. Legend around with date.
Obverse letteringIOANNES DOMINICVS COMES MONTEREGIVS ETC: BELGII ET BVRGVNDIÆ GVBERNATOR 1675
(Translation: John Dominic, Count of Monterey etc, Governor of Belgium and Burgundy.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of Brussels over the Senne valley; above, Fame with two trumpets bearing the arms of Spain; on the right, the Virgin of Flanders seated with Mercury behind her, who points with his caduceus to the new fortifications (Monterey Fort). Legend at the top.
Reverse letteringCEDE MARI NEPTVNE VAGIS MONS: REGIVS VNDIS IMPERAT ET DOMITAS FLANDRIA LÆTA STVPET
(Translation: Neptune, abandon the seas, Monterey commands the waves; and Flanders rejoices and is astonished to see them subjugated.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverRoyal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)
Mintage1675  - -
Catalog ID4814742390
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