European Medals from 1513 to 1788
Netherlands, The Dutch Republic. Medal (Silver, 68mm, 115.64 g 12), on the death of Admiral Maarten Tromp (1597-1653), by Jurriaen Pool, Amsterdam, 1653. MARTEN.HARPERTS( retro­grade )EN.TROMP.RIDDER Bare-headed and draped facing bust of Tromp; below arm truncation, .I.POOL. Rev. LIEVTENANT . ADMIRAAL . VAN . HOLLAND . VOOR . HET . VAADER LAND . GESNEVVELT DEN . 10 AVGVSTI . ANNO . 1653 (= Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland, died for the Fatherland, 10 August 1653 ) Scene of the naval battle of Scheveningen. TMNK 00593. Van Loon II, pp. 364-365, ii. A wonderful, perfectly struck piece, beautifully toned. Good extremely fine. It is interesting to note that the commander of the English ship, from which a sniper shot Tromp, was William Penn the Elder, father of the Quaker William Penn who founded Pennsylvania.