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Medal to commemorate Michiel de Ruyter
Christoffel Adolphi, 1676
This commemorative medal was designed to mark the funeral of Admiral de Ruyter on 18 March 1677. The obverse bears a portrait of the admiral, the reverse an image of a naval battle. Joachim Oudaen wrote a poem to commemorate De Ruyter’s death, which ends with the line ‘He colours his laurels with his blood’. De Ruyter was thus a true hero. Both examples of the medal come from the De Ruyter family.
- Artwork typehistory medal, medal box
- Object numberNG-NM-10405
- Dimensionsdiameter 8.5 cm, diameter 7 cm x weight 112.16 gr