Netherlands, Dordrecht Jeton 1591 The victories of Maurice of Nassau EF-

Netherlands, Dutch Republic. Dordrecht. Historical jeton commemorating the capture of Steenwijk, Ootmarsum and Coevorden, 1592.

Obverse: Crowned Dutch lion holding a raised sword and a bundle of arrows.

Legend: ORD PROVIN GER INF DE CR PVB CVDI IVSSERVNT, recording that the States of the Netherlandish provinces ordered the issue by public decree.

Reverse: Seven-line Latin inscription:

STENEVICO
VETMARS COVORD
FOR RECVPERATIS
HOSTE PVLSO CVM
GLORIA DOMVS
NASSOVIAE

Below, the date 1592 in apostrophic Roman numerals.

The inscription celebrates the recovery of Steenwijk, Ootmarsum and the fortress of Coevorden, and the expulsion of the enemy, to the glory of the House of Nassau.

Issued during the Dutch Revolt, the jeton commemorates the military successes of Maurice of Nassau in 1592. The lion’s sword symbolises military power, while the bundle of arrows expresses the strength of the united provinces.

This is the variety combining the Dutch lion with the reverse inscription explicitly honouring the House of Nassau.

References: Dugniolle 3307; Tas 279.

Weight: 6.38 g.
Diameter: 29.1 mm.

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