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Token - Capture of Breda 1590
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1590 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a canal barge laden with peat, with several soldiers concealed among the cargo and disembarking, with the walls and fortifications of Breda visible in the background. A circular Latin legend runs along the rim within a beaded border, commemorating the date of the ruse. |
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| Obverse lettering | PARATI VINCERE AVT MORI 4 NONAR MARTII (Translation: Prepared to win or die on 4 March) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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