Netherlands, Lt. Admiral Martin Harpertzoon Tromp, 1653 

• 1653 
• Commemorative tokens 
• Netherlands 
• Silver 

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Tokens / Medals

Netherlands, Lt. Admiral Martin Harpertzoon Tromp, 1653

1653

Bust of Admiral Tromp, in very high relief, wearing the Order of St. Michael, surrounded by naval emblems, under crown held by two Putti of Fame blowing trumpets. At the sides, naval trophies. Underneath two cannons, one on either side of a ribbon inscrib

Two men-or-war at close range, an English ship sinking in the foreground, all within pearled inner border. (in script) Waarom doet muller Tromp door kunst van gout en silver leeven: om dat hy’d yzer eew door krygsdeugd heeft verdreven. obÿt den. 10 aug:

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Death of Martin Harpertzoon Tromp (1597-1653), was Lieutenant-Admiral of the Dutch fleet and was chiefly responsible for the Netherlands' naval victories during the 17th century. Tromp's destruction of the Spanish armada at the Battle of the Downs in 1639 effectively ended Spanish sea power.