Medal of honor for Michiel de Ruyter, Victory of Michiel Adriaensz. de Ruyter on the pirate De la Lande in the Mediterranean, honorary medal given by the Admiralty of Amsterdam, Oval golden medallion with associated triple chain, consisting of open, oval links. On the chain a large support ring, on which hangs a smaller support ring. From here three small chains, consisting of thick, round links, lead to three eyelets attached to the edge of the medallion. The medallion has on the front the engraved coat of arms of Holland: crowned lion with sword and bundle of arrows in claws inside the cartouche. Reverse: the engraved coat of arms of the Amsterdam Admiralty: lion, sitting in a fenced garden, with two crossed anchors in front of him, between two letters A within a cartouche., Michiel Adriaansz. de Ruyter, De la Lande, Admiralty of Amsterdam, anonymous, 1657, gold (metal), striking (metalworking), l 114.6 cm l 63 cm h 6.8 cm × w 5.4 cm w 573 gr
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