SINCONA Auction 96
SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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| Starting price | 1,500 CHF |
| Opening bid | 1,500 CHF |
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Description
Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Silver Medal 1596, 46.67 g. Attempted invasion by Spain defeated. By G v. Bijlaer. A hand from heaven holding a cord, which connects the crowned shields of England and France, and a heart with the arrows of the United Provinces . RVMPITVR . HAVD . FACILE . Mintmark Rose. Rv. Fleet in distress; above the name of Jehovah in Hebrew. QVID PERSEQVERIS . 1596 . Stops on both sides, crosses saltire. Plain edge. 52 mm. Eimer 67. MI i 163/148. van Loon I, 476,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1596-20. Selten / Rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine.
From the auction Leu Numismatik 80, Zurich, May 2001, lot 600.
The attempted Spanish invasion of England in 1596 was part of Philip II of Spain’s continued efforts to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and restore Catholic rule in England. However, this invasion failed before it could reach English shores due to bad weather and logistical failures, and ultimately led to the destruction of the 2nd Spanish Armada.