1631 Medal Capture of Pernambuco, Silver, Betts-30, MS62 PCGS....
Description
1631 Betts-30 Medal, MS62
Capture of Pernambuco, Brazil
1631 Medal Capture of Pernambuco, Silver, Betts-30, MS62
PCGS. 66.3 mm, 2 mm thick, 67.9 gm. Medal turn. By A.D. Wilge.
Generally frosty silver surfaces and strong detail assure great
visual appeal, with slight microporosity hardly detectable. The
obverse depicts an oval framed bust of Frederick Henry, Prince of
Orange, flanked by Mars and Victory under Latin tribute, "He Has
Founded a Golden Age." On the reverse, a Dutch lion is flanked by
armored Prudence and Constancy, with Hebrew JEHOVAH in clouds
above. The bottom of each side displays important battles:
's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch, 1629) on the obverse, and on the
reverse, Grol (a.k.a. Groenlo, 1627), Sylver Vloot (1628),
Pernambuco (1630), and Wesel (1629). This medal commemorates, as
Betts said, "the capture of Pernambuco in Brazil by the Spanish,
and the other victories named, by reason of which the Dutch
considered themselves masters not only of Brazil, but all of
America." The Sylver Vloot portrayal is another such important
American victory, as it refers to Dutch Admiral Pieter Heyn's
capture of the Spanish silver fleet at Matanzas Bay, Cuba, a
victory that is celebrated on multiple other Betts medals.Ex: Leonard Finn (12/1983); The John W. Adams Collection (Heritage, 1/2013), lot 3581.
From The Costa Family Collection, Part II.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 613687)
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