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Auction: 25055 - British Medals and World Coins featuring The Hurter-Amman Collection of Ancient and European Gold
Lot: 814

NGC UNC | Netherlands, University of Leiden, The Student Defence, AR Award Medal, 1672, awarded 1683, to Petro Burgersdijck, SEMPITERNO HONORI STUDIOSI MILITIS., Minerva standing, holding sword and spear, next to seated city goddess, soldiers gathered in the background, D : Petro Burgersdijck Syndico 1683, in exergue in two lines, rev. eight line inscription, date in cartouche above, below the view of the city, 59mm, 80.30g [1239.22grns] (van Loon III, p. 83), file marking to the edge at 12 o'clock from mount removal, light contact marking, otherwise with pleasingly flashy and near brilliant fields, with a rich cabinet tone, extremely fine and scarce, in NGC holder, graded UNC Details ~ Edge Filing, Graffiti (Cert. #8222323-002)

The year of 1672 came to be known as the 'Rampjaar' or the 'Disaster Year' for the people of the Netherlands. According to a Dutch saying, 'the government was desperate, the people unreasonable and the country was hopeless'. The year brought with it the start of the Dutch War and attacks from England, France and the bishoprics of Munster and Cologne. The country's land army also did not prove to be of sufficient strength to counter such attacks. It is believed these medals, first awarded in 1672, were produced to be gifted to members of the 'Student Defence' from the University of Leiden.



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Estimate
£800 to £1,200

Starting price
£550