Medal - Protestants supported in the United Provinces

€1.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1587
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight45.80 g
Diameter51.8 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeGerard van Bylaer
Reference(s) Eimer#53 , MI#139/99 , Van Loon#I, 369#, Vanhoudt#1587-1
Obverse description(fr) Elizabeth enthroned, tramples on a hydra: Leicester seizes her robe imploringly; five boys, kneeling and bearing the shields of Guelderland, Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, and Friesland.
Obverse letteringDEO . OPT . MAX . LAVS . ET . HONOR . IN DE ÆVVM . QVOD . Ex . 1587.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description(fr) Pope, bishops and others, above the name of Jehovah in Hebrew.
Reverse letteringQVEM . DEVS . CONFICIET SPIRITV . ORIS . SVI .
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1587  - -
Catalog ID1290432760
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