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Description: | Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.
Obverse: The Pope, kings, bishops, etc., seated in consultation, with bandaged eyes, the floor filled with spikes. Above: 'O . COECAS . HOMINVM . MENTES . O . PECTORA . COECA' (Oh! the blind minds, the blind hearts of men). Legend: 'DURVM . EST . CONTRA . STIMVLOS . CALCITRARE' (It is hard to kick against the pricks).
Reverse: The Spanish fleet on the rocks. Legend: 'TV . DEVS . MAGNVS . ET . MAGNA . FACIS . TV . SOLVS . DEVS' (Thou God, art great and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone). Inscription: 'VENI . VIDI . VIVE . 1588' (Come, see, live).
caption: Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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