Medal - Battle of the Zuiderzee of 1573

Location Spanish Netherlands
Year 1573
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 57.44 g
Diameter 57 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Van Loon#1573-14, Montagu#A2
Obverse description Scene of the sea battle on the Zuiderzee: the Spanish ships have crosses on their mainmasts while the Dutch ones are plain.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering INQVISITIO INQVIRENDO NIMIS SEDVLO SE IPSAM PERDIT
(Translation: The Inquisition by inquiring too deeply, lost herself)
Reverse description Nine lines of a laudatory poem by C. Thamson.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 11.OCTOBER.1573. / DOOR.LOVTER.GHEWELT / VAN.MENICH.HELT / DER VRYE WESTVRIISCHE.NATIE / WERF BOSSOV.GEVELT / DIT.HIER.GESTELT / TOT.LOFTEREN.VAN / GODS GRATIE /.1615
(Translation: Only by the strength of many a hero of the free west Frisian nation was Bossu overthrown)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 2237884360
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