# Battle of Nieuwpoort

- By: Gerard van Bylaer (Barneveld, ca. –1617)
- Date: 1600
- Medium: silver (metal)
- Classification: history medal
- Dimensions: diameter 5.5 cm x weight 53.86 g
- Credit line: Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-VG-1-538--b96d940adc4ccb5444c52a7052f7a002)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/BjabL/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Adult profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Commemorating Dutch liberty. Many medals were made to commemorate important events or people. The Dutch revolt against the Spanish king that began in 1568 and the ups and downs of the independent Dutch Republic, which existed from 1588, were ample reasons for striking medals.