We have a replica medal celebrating the defeat of the Spanish Armada in our Tudor Handling Collection.
On one side, the medal shows the destruction of the Spanish Armada by a violent storm, which is imagined in the scene as an act of God. The name "Jehovah" in Hebrew appears in the clouds above the storm. Around the edge, the Latin words "FLAVIT ET DISSIPATI SVNT" (HE BLEW AND THEY WERE SCATTERED) appear, as well as the date, 1588.
On the reverse of the medal, there is a church on a rock surrounded with stormy waves. This represents the Church of England and Elizabeth I, head of the church. The Latin words "ALLIDOR NON LAEDOR" (I AM ASSAILED NOT INJURED) appear around the edge. The arms of Maurice, Prince of Orange, appear below.
The medal was originally made of silver and it was struck at Mildenburg in the Netherlands.
