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Token - Defeat of the Spanish Armada
| Location | Zeeland, Province of |
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| Year | 1588 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the crowned coat of arms of Zeeland, featuring a lion emerging from waves within a cartouche-shaped shield flanked by ornamental scrollwork. The shield is surmounted by a crown. The circular legend reads .SOLI. DEO. GLORIA. around the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | .SOLI. DEO. GLORIA. |
| Reverse description | Two large sailing warships depicted in close engagement on open seas, rendered in fine relief. The date 1588 appears at the top of the circular legend, and the legend VENIT. IVIT. FVIT. (it came, it went, it was) surrounds the scene, with CLASSIS HISP. (Spanish Fleet) inscribed in the lower field within the inner border, commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada. |
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