Medal - Protestants supported in the United Provinces

Location Dutch Republic
Year 1587
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 45.80 g
Diameter 51.8 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Eimer#53 , MI#139/99 , Van Loon#I, 369 , Vanhoudt#1587-1
Obverse description (fr) Elizabeth enthroned, tramples on a hydra: Leicester seizes her robe imploringly; five boys, kneeling and bearing the shields of Guelderland, Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, and Friesland.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering DEO . OPT . MAX . LAVS . ET . HONOR . IN DE ÆVVM . QVOD . Ex . 1587.
Reverse description (fr) Pope, bishops and others, above the name of Jehovah in Hebrew.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering QVEM . DEVS . CONFICIET SPIRITV . ORIS . SVI .
Mintage
Numisquare ID 1290432760
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