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Medal commemorating Admiral Piet Hein (1578-1629)
Medal commemorating Admiral Piet Hein (1578-1629). Obverse: Full length figure of Admiral Hein, bare-headed, standing on a pedestal, his right hand with baton extended (right), anchor between his feet. Legend: 'STANDBEELD VAN PIETER PIETHERSZ . HEYN.' (Statue of Peter Peterson Hein.) Reverse: Inscription within an oak wreath. Inscription: 'ONTHULD TE DELFSHAVEN 17 OCTOBER 1870.' (Unveiled at Delfshaven).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0291 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J.P.M. Menger |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Date made: | 1870 |
| People: | Hein, Piet Pieterzoon |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |
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