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Medals of the British navy and how they were won : with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund (1895)

Long, William H., 1840-1896 · London : Norie & Wilson · leaf 23

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Another Dutchmedal, has on the obverse a scattered fleet, with the legend Flavit etdissipati, 1588, and on the reverse a church on a rock surrounded bythe waves, encircled by the words AUidor non Laedor. S b NAVAL MEDALS. bave nags and chains attached to them, were unquestion-ably worn as… … A Dutch Akmada Medal. they were given specially for services against the Armada,or generally as a reward to distinguished officers, or ashonorary badges to favourite courtiers, is imcertain ; butas many of them have rings and loops for suspension, theywere evidently worn by the recipients. The…

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