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Auction: 25360 - The 360th Anniversary Sale
Lot: 7

NATIONAL THANKSGIVING UPON THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA SILVER MEDAL

NGC MS64 | National Thanksgiving upon the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, AR Medalet or Token, 20 August 1588 [struck 1589], unsigned. . TANDEM . BONA . CAVSA TRIVMPHAT . 1589., Queen Elizabeth seated in a car holds a palm branch and a prayer book inscribed with the beginning of the Lord's Prayer in Dutch ONSE VADER IN DEN HEMEL UWEN NAEM WERD GEHEY .,rev. . SI NON . VIRIBVS . AT . CAVSA POTIORES ., in a tree a nest of young birds defend themselves against a bird of prey; across the tree, BELLV NECESS, edge plain, 10.51g, 29.5mm. (van Loon I, 388, 2; MI i 153/128; V. B. Crowther-Beynon [BNS, 1931], p. 136; Eimer 63; Rodriguez-Salgado 16.17; Saunders/Vanhoudt 1588-18).
Rare, some small scratches, but otherwise extremely fine, in NGC holder, graded MS64 (Cert. #8534302-001).

The Spanish Armada was a fleet sent by catholic King Philip II of Spain to invade England, overthrow protestant Queen Elizabeth I and avenge the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587. The attack ended in disaster for Spain due to a combination of English naval tactics, bad weather, and logistical failures.

The victory boosted English morale and established England as a major naval power on one hand and marked a decline in Spanish dominance and strengthened Protestant England on the other. However, the war between England and Spain continued, leading to the English Counter-Armada in 1589.

This medal, struck in Holland the year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, alludes probably to the Queen's solemn procession in a triumphal car to St. Paul's, to return public thanks.



Provenance

From the Baumhauer Collection of British Medals
Spink USA (New York), Sale 9800, December 2001, lot 2



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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500

Starting price
£1000