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Description: | Medal commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653). Obverse: Short bust of Admiral Tromp in a collar (three-quarter left). Legend: 'MAARTEN . HARPERTSZ . TROMP'. Reverse: The arms of the admiral with helm, mantle and fleur-de-lis as crest and griffins as supporters. Inscription, above: '23.4.1598' (left); '10.8.1653' (right). Legend, in two lines: 'HIJ . DIE . VAN . KONINGHEN . EN . PRINSSEN . WIERT . BESCHONKEN . MET . GOUWDE . LELIEN . EN . ROOZEN . OP . ZIJN . SCHILDT .' 'HEEFT . OP . DEN . TEEMS . EN . TAAG . ZIJN . LEVEN . ZO . VERSPLIT . DAT . AL . HAAR . ZEEGEWELT . LEIT . IN . DE . ZEE . VERZONKEN.' (He whose shield bore golden lilies and roses, granted him by Kings and Princes, spent his life on the Thames and Tagus; his strength now lies beneath the waves.)
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653); obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertsz Tromp (1597-1653); reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Tromp medals Goor J.J. van der Maarten Harpertszoon | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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