Netherlands. Amsterdam. Silver Medal 1781 The Battle of Dogger Bank - by Lageman - Betts 590 VF+

Netherlands. Amsterdam. 1781. Silver medal commemorating the Battle of Dogger Bank, by Johannes Michiel Lageman.

Obverse: The Dutch lion holding a raised sword and a caduceus, resting one forepaw on an altar bearing a liberty cap. The arms of Amsterdam lean against the altar. Above, the radiant all-seeing eye.
Legend: VII HOLL: TEGEN IX ENGEL: SCHEEP: VICTOR: BEVO:
In the exergue: 5 AUG: 1781.

Reverse: Eight-line patriotic verse beneath a festoon:
PAS KOOMT DE / VLOOT IN ZEE / MET NEER LANDS / HELDEN STOET, / OF S’ VYANDS TROTS / HEYD ZWIGT / VOOR VADERLAND / SCHE MOED.
Signed below: I. M. LAGEMAN.

The verse celebrates Dutch naval courage, declaring that the enemy’s pride yields before the courage of the fatherland. The medal commemorates the engagement between the Dutch fleet under Johan Zoutman and the British fleet under Hyde Parker on 5 August 1781. Its imagery combines the defence of liberty with the commercial interests represented by Mercury’s staff and the arms of Amsterdam.

Examples of this type are preserved in the Rijksmuseum, inventory NG-VG-1-2836, and the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, inventory MEC0520.

References: Vervolg Van Loon 564a; Betts 590.

Material: silver.
Weight: 5.06 g.
Diameter: 25.8 mm.

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