Overwinning in de slag bij Turnhout en het innemen van negen steden binnen drie maanden door Maurits, graaf van Nassau 1597

This commemorative medal, created in 1597 by an anonymous artist, celebrates the victory of Maurice, Count of Nassau, in the Battle of Turnhout. The obverse features a lion, a symbol of the Netherlands, holding a bundle of arrows, representing the strength of the Dutch army. The reverse depicts the inscription "SIGNIS TURNHO(V) XXXIX.FOST.OPFIDIS TRANS.RHENVM III.C18 VI HISPANO.T.RIMESTI.LEREPTI.CDJDXCVI S.C," which translates to "After the victory at Turnhout, thirty-nine towns beyond the Rhine, three cities and eighteen towns in the Spanish Netherlands were captured in 1597." This medal, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, serves as a powerful reminder of a crucial moment in Dutch history.