Netherlands, Utrecht (Nijmegen) Jeton 1591 Maurice of Nassau’s capture of Zutphen and Deventer and the relief of Fort Knots VF

Netherlands, Utrecht, 1591 — Jeton on Maurice of Nassau’s capture of Zutphen and Deventer and the relief of Fort Knotsenburg near Nijmegen

Obverse

A panoramic military scene showing Fort Knotsenburg in the foreground, surrounded by tents, soldiers, mounted troops and artillery. Two galleys appear on the River Waal, with Nijmegen rising on the opposite bank.

No surrounding legend.

Reverse

A nine-line inscription commemorating the restoration of security to Utrecht following the capture of Zutphen and Deventer and the expulsion of Spanish forces from the Betuwe. Two small shields flank OB at the top.

OB
SECVRITATEM
DITIONI VLTRAIE
ZVTPHANIA DAVEN
TRIAQVE CAPTIS
RECVPERATAM
HISPANIS EX BAT
QVOQVE FVGATIS
CIↃ IↃ XCI

Specifications
- Weight: 6.49 g.
- Diameter: 30.8 mm.
- Date: 1591.
- References: Dugniolle, Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, no. 3279; Van Loon, Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, vol. I, p. 420; Saunders/Vanhoudt, Medallic History of the Low Countries, no. 1591-5; Tas, Rekenpenningen, no. 268.

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