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Description: | Medal commemorating the pirate Claus St�rtzenbecher (died 1401). Obverse: Head of the pirate Claus St�rtzenbecher in a feathered cap (right), doublet cut very low at the neck. Legend: 'CAPT . 1401.' Exergue: 'CLAVS . STORTZE BECHER.' Reverse: View of the city and harbour of Hamburg, a boat in the foreground. Legend: 'VIRTVTE PATRVM HAMBVRG.' (Through the valour of our fathers.) This was probably struck to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the famous pirate, who was hanged in 1401.
caption: Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Claus d.1401 (Pirate) St�rtzenbecher | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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