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Medal - Juan Domingo de Zúñiga y Fonseca - Construction of the new fortifications of Brussels
| Location | Spanish Netherlands (Duchy of Brabant, Belgian States) |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Reference(s) | Van Loon#III. 165 , V.Q.#13.911 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and armored bust of Juan Domingo de Zúñiga y Fonseca, Count of Monterey, with long curled hair, in high relief. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, naming him as Governor of Belgium and Burgundy, with the date 1675. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CEDE 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.) |
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