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Medal - Founding of the East India Company
| Location | Zeeland, Province of |
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| Year | 1602 |
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| Period | 17th century |
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| Obverse description | The crowned arms of Zeeland set within a recessed oval field, displaying a lion emerging from waves over horizontal wavy bars, surmounted by a foliate crown. The circular legend reads around the border, with the date 1602 appearing at the top of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVCTOR.ET.EMERGO.1602. (Translation: I struggle and rise from the waves) |
| Reverse description | A large three-masted VOC sailing vessel under full sail, shown in profile sailing to the right over a heavily worked sea, with detailed rigging, flags, and a prominent stern castle rendered in high relief. The circular Latin legend surrounds the ship within a recessed border. |
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