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© apuking (CC BY-SA)
Medal - Escape of the Dutch fleet to Vlaarding
1781 year| Silver | 11.70 g | 31.5 mm |
| Location | Dutch Republic (Netherlands) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1781 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 11.70 g |
| Diameter | 31.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#159684 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
13-line inscription with date.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1780 // DEN 29 DEC // VAN // VLAARDING // UYTGEZEILT // OMONSE VLOOT VAN // DEN OORLOGKENNIS // TE GEVEN. EN OP TE // ONTBIEDE. // BEHOUDE BINNE // GEKOOMEN // DEN XI. JAN: // 1781. // A. V. B.
Engraver: Adriaen van Baerll
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Plain
Comment
Van Loon# 579On December 20th 1780 England declared war against the Dutch Republic.
To save the Dutch fishing fleet that was stationed at Doggerbank, 8 days after the war broke out, naval officer Jacob van der Windt (1745-1792) escaped aboard the ship "De Roode Roos" with a majority of the fishing fleet from the harbour city of Vlaardingen.
