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Capture of two Algerian ships by Captain Mooy Lambrechts, medal in honour of Prince Maurice

Also known as: Verovering van twee Algerijnse schepen door hopman Mooy Lambrechts, penning ter ere van prins Maurits

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1620

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: Moorish and Dutch ship within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-633; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.6 cm x weight 32.75 g.

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 5.6 cm x weight 32.75 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.6 cm x weight 32.75 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man with a laurel wreath within an inscription.
Reverse
Moorish and Dutch ship within an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Verovering van twee Algerijnse schepen door hopman Mooy Lambrechts, penning ter ere van prins Maurits
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-633
Museum classification
erepenning · history medal · copy

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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