1597 Medal Eimer-70 Var Sn AU53 认证号31301805, PCGS号536872

"Battle of Turnhout" tin Medal 1597 AU53 PCGS, Eimer-70 var. (listed in silver), MI-I-170/163 (same), Van Loon-I-482 (same). 49mm. By G. van Bijlaer. A fascinating and entirely engaging Dutch commemorative medal commemorating the victories of Prince Maurice over the Spaniards at the Battle of Turnhout in 1597. A monumental occasion for the Dutch forces, the outcome of the battle came at a time when the Spanish army had been considered essentially unbeatable, and their defeat at Turnhout gave the Dutch a huge boost in morale in their struggle for independence; this medal ascribes the victory to divine intervention, the obverse citing Psalm 118 ("this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes"). Apparently the only example we know of struck in tin rather than the usual silver, and seemingly unique as such.