Medal - Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 front Medal - Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 back
Medal - Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 photo
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Medal - Defeat of the Spanish Armada

1588 year
Silver 45.88 g 52 mm
Description
Location
Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1588
Composition
Silver
Weight
45.88 g
Diameter
52 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#155930
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Fleet of ships, some of which are capsizing.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.VENI. VIDE. VIVE. // .1588.
TV. DEVS. MAGNVS. ET. MAGNA. FACIS. TV. SOLVS. DEVS.

Translation:
You are great, God, and you can do great things; you alone are God.
Come, see, live. 1588

Engraver: Gerard van Bylaer

Comment

MI I, pp. 144-145, 111. Van Loon I, p. 384