Netherlands, Dordrecht Jeton 1597 Maurice of Nassau’s victory at Turnhout VF+

Netherlands, Dordrecht, 1597 — Jeton commemorating Maurice of Nassau’s victory at Turnhout

Obverse
Battle scene with mounted troops pursuing fleeing soldiers; fallen men and horses in the foreground, with the town of Turnhout in the background. Rose above, between the beginning and end of the inscription.

Legend: VICTORIA · TVRNOTANA · 24 · IANVARII · 1597

Reverse
Three shields joined by a cord tied into a bow above: the crowned arms of France at upper left, the crowned arms of England at upper right, and the arms of the United Provinces below, showing a lion holding a sword and a bundle of arrows. Rose above.

Legend: A · DOMINO · FACTVM · EST · ISTVD

Specifications
- Weight: 5,4 g.
- Diameter: 27.1 mm.
- Date: 1597.
- References: Dugniolle, Le jeton historique des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, 3412; Van Loon, Beschryving der Nederlandsche historipenningen, I, p. 490; Tas, 540 rekenpenningen, 321; Mitchiner, Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, 2505; Medallic Illustrations, I, p. 165, no. 151.

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