Spectacular Battle of Lowestoft Medal
STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Medal (62mm, 95.30 g, 12h). Battle of Lowestoft. By J. Roettiers. Struck 1665. (star) CAROLVS · SECVNDVS · D · G · MAG · BRI · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX, laureate and draped bust right / · PRO · TALIBVS · AVSIS · (for having dared such things), Charles standing facing, head left, holding batton in right hand, naval battle in background. Van Loon II p. 504; MI 503/139; Eimer 230. Attractively toned. In NGC encapsulation 2182177-007, graded AU 58.
Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 794 (October 1984), no. U226 (illustrated on front cover).
Presented to sailors and officers below the rank of captain, this medal commemorates the successful naval endeavours against the Dutch in 1665. The intensifying quarrels between rival merchants in England and Holland culminated with a decisive English victory under the command of the Duke of York, Prince Rupert, and the Earl of Sandwich near Lowestoft.
