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A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND DUTCH RELATED MEDALS
The Dutch Republic. Plaquettepenning, or Hollow medal (Silver, 70mm, 70.52 g 12), on the death of Admiral Maarten Tromp at the Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653; by Pieter van Abeele, with his signature on the obverse, Amsterdam, 1653. As last. Frederiks 3/3a. MI, I, p. 402, 32. Milford Haven 540. Sandwich BB3. Van Loon II, pp. 364-365, i. A clear example. Usual blow hole on the edge. Obverse fields smoothed down and edges filed, otherwise , extremely fine.