Lot 1249

Silver commemorative medal of the capture of the Spanish silver fleet off Matanzas, Cuba, by Dutch admiral Piet Heyn off Matanzas, Dutch Republic, 1628, Obverse: map of the Western hemisphere script: Latin, Lettering: GENTES SERVIENT EI DONEC VENIAT TEMPUSQUO EAEDEM AB ISPO SERVITUTEM EXIGENT (Jer.27 v. 7) , Reverse: View of the naval battle, 7-line inscription below: FILIA BABIL QUASI AREA CALCABITUR AB AQUILONE TEMPORE MESSIS EIUS (Jer. 51. v 33, 48), -D. 65 mm, weight 84,2 gr.-