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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Willem Crul (1721-1781). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Crul in a short wig and uniform coat over armour (to the right, head three-quarters). Legend: 'WILH CRUL TOPARCHA BURGST . PRAEF . CLASS . HOLL . & W . F .' (Wilhelm Crul, Lord of Burgst, Admiral of Holland and West Friesland). Reverse: A weeping figure of Mercury, a caduceus in his left hand, mourns at a monument (nine sparkling stars surmounting a mortuary urn, which is encircled by a laurel wreath). The urn stands on a plinth with a relief of a naval engagement; a trophy to the left. Legend: 'VI INFERIOR NON VIRTVTE.' (Inferior in power not courage.) Exergue: 'PUGN . OCCUB . IV FEB . MDCCLXXXI.' (Fell fighting, 4 Feb. 1781).
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Willem Crul of Holland and West Friesland; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Willem Crul of Holland and West Friesland; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Willem medals Crul | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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