1589 "DANGERS AVERTED" REPRODUCTION MEDAL - QUEEN ELIZABETH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Front reproduction only, unlike the original, the back is blank. Possibly circa 1978, but can't confirm. Bronze. SHIPPING: Post Office R45 `Dangers Averted', c. 1589   From the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) notable successes of the Royal Navy were occasionally celebrated by commemorative medals, which gave great scope for images of ships in sail and naval battles. In Elizabeth's own reign England was twice threatened with a Spanish invasion. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was marked by the issue of a superb gold medal, attributed to the famous painter and goldsmith Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)