Various Victories of the Dutch Republic

Gerard van Bylaer, 1602

Commemorating Dutch liberty. Many medals were made to commemorate important events or people. The Dutch revolt against the Spanish king that began in 1568 and the ups and downs of the independent Dutch Republic, which existed from 1588, were ample reasons for striking medals.

Artwork typehistory medal, triomfpenning
Object numberNG-VG-1-550
Dimensionsdiameter 5.5 cm x weight 52.93 g

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"Tachtigjarige Oorlog" by Gerard van Bylaer

Battle of Nieuwpoort

Gerard van Bylaer, 1600

Battle of Nieuwpoort

Capture of Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer, 1590

Capture of Breda with a Peat Barge

Honorary Medal Awarded to the Officers and Soldiers who Conquered Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer, 1590

Honorary Medal Awarded to the Officers and Soldiers who Conquered Breda with a Peat Barge

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Battle of Nieuwpoort

Gerard van Bylaer, 1600

Battle of Nieuwpoort

Zeeslag bij Gibraltar en het sneuvelen van admiraal van Heemskerck

Gerard van Bylaer, 1607

Zeeslag bij Gibraltar en het sneuvelen van admiraal van Heemskerck

Capture of Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer, 1590

Capture of Breda with a Peat Barge

Honorary Medal Awarded to the Officers and Soldiers who Conquered Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer, 1590

Honorary Medal Awarded to the Officers and Soldiers who Conquered Breda with a Peat Barge

Moord op Willem I, prins van Oranje-Nassau, door Balthasar Gerard te Delft

Gerard van Bylaer, 1584

Moord op Willem I, prins van Oranje-Nassau, door Balthasar Gerard te Delft

Queen Elizabeth of England’s Support of the Northern Netherlands

Gerard van Bylaer, 1587

Queen Elizabeth of England’s Support of the Northern Netherlands