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Medal - Escape of the Dutch fleet to Vlaarding
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1781 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | A Dutch fishing vessel, identified as 'De Roode Roos', depicted under full sail to the right on choppy seas, with rigging and sails rendered in fine relief. A circular legend surrounds the design, with the name JACOB VAN DER WINT inscribed in a rectangular panel in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | TER BEVEYLIGING VAN SC-HEPEN EN VOLK IACOB VAN DER WINT. |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a thirteen-line Dutch inscription in bold raised lettering filling the entire field, recording the departure from Vlaarding on 29 December 1780 and the safe return of the Dutch fleet on 11 January 1781, with the initials A.V.B. at the foot. |
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