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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Egbert Meeuwsz Kortenaar (died 1665). Obverse: Figure of Admiral Kortenaar, facing, in a cravat, long coat and bandolier, sword hilt showing standing on deck; his right arm akimbo, a baton in his left hand; the muzzle of a gun in front. Legend: 'EGBERT . MEEUWSZOON . KORTENAER.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a 17th-century battleship under sail, flying a large flag at the stern; the arms of Holland left, those of Rotterdam right. View of Rotterdam and shipping, the name of the city inscribed above. Legend: 'DE . HELT . DER . MAAS . VERMINKT . AAN . OOG . EN . RECHTERHANT . EN . ECHTER . T . OOG . VAN . T . ROER . DE . VUIST . VAN . T . VADERLAND.' (The hero of the river Maas, though wounded in the eye and right hand, still the pilot of [lit. the eye of] the rudderand fighter [lit. fist] for his country.) Exergue: 'Died 13th of June 1665.'
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Egbert Meeuwsz Kortenaar (died 1665); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Egbert Meeuwsz Kortenaar (died 1665); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Kortenaar Egbert Meeuwszoon | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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