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Spanish treasure captured medal, circa 1628

Spanish treasure captured medal, circa 1628 Silver medal

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    Silver medal by unidentified engraver

    60 mm, 3 mm thick

    The Netherlands, c. 1628

    Betts 23


    This medal commemorates a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch squadron led by Admiral Piet Heyn defeated an entire Spanish treasure fleet in Matanzas Bay, Cuba.