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Description: | Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the death of Admiral Piet Heyn 1929. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Piet Heyn (1578-1629) in a ruff armour and chain (three-quarter right). Legend: 'PIETER . PIETERSZ . HEYN . LIEUTENANT . AMIRAEL . VAN . HOLLANT.' Reverse: Within a wavy border on a square tablet, 17th century warships under sail. On four sides of the tablet, the inscription: 'DISCIPLINAE . NAVALIS . TENAX. NON . SINE . SEVERITATE UT OBSEQUI . PRIMUM . OMNIS . PATIENS . SIC . IMPERII . POSTMODUM . OMNIS . CAPAX.'
caption: Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the death of Admiral Piet Heyn 1929; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the death of Admiral Piet Heyn 1929; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Heyn Piet | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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