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Spanish treasure captured medal, circa 1628
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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]
This medal commemorates a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch squadron led by Admiral Piet Heyn defeated an entire Spanish treasure fleet in Matanzas Bay, Cuba. Struck in silver captured during that action, the medal features a map of the Western hemisphere and a depiction of the battle.