The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats

The Battle of Turnhout and Spanish defeats, by Prince Maurice of Nassau, Dutch silver medal, 1597, by Gerhard van Bijlaer, struck in Dordrecht, the troops of Prince Maurice chase after the Spanish, A DNO FACTVM EST MIRABILE IN OCVLIS NOSTRIS, rev., central legend, VENIT VIDIT DEVS VICIT, legend around, VICTRIA PARTA SPATIO TRIMESTRI, nine miniature city views, named in outer legend, ALPEN BERC MEVRS GROL BREVORT ENSCH OLD OTM LINGEN, 52mm (MI 170/163; Eim. 70; vL I, 482). Extremely fine.

Provenance: Schulman Auction, 11 January, 2000 (lot 1897).