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Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604
Medal commemorating the capture of Sluys and Ostend, 1604. Obverse: Plan of Sluys and the surrounding country showing position of ships, galleys and forts and place names. Reverse: Inscription, 'DEI ONIP. GRA. ORD . FOED . PROV . BELG . ILLVSTMI . PR . MAVRI . CI. AVRAG. DVCTV . POSTRE NVA XXXVIII MENS . OSTENDAE DEFENS . FVGATIS . CAESIS ET REPVLSVS HISP . COP . CADSAND ISENDIIC . ARDENB . SLVSAM . ET XII . TRIREMES HISP . PRO RVDERIB OSTEDAE CAPIVNT MVNIVNTQ . 1604' (After the siege of Ostend lasting 38 months the Allied Provinces drive back the forces of Spain and capture and fortify Sluys and neighbouring places).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0021 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Eighty Years' War: Siege of Sluys, 1604; Eighty Years' War: Siege of Ostend, 1601 |
| Date made: | 1604 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 mm |
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