Netherlands, Kingdom. Medal "Heldendood J.C.J. van Speyk", 1931
  • Netherlands, Kingdom. Medal "Heldendood J.C.J. van Speyk", 1931
  • Netherlands, Kingdom. Medal "Heldendood J.C.J. van Speyk", 1931

Netherlands, Kingdom. Medal "Heldendood J.C.J. van Speyk", 1931

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Netherlands, Kingdom. Medal "Heldendood J.C.J. van Speyk", 1931, (Til.83), obverse: half bust left / reverse: gunboat No. 2 on the Scheldt, Bronze 60 mm, weight 81,04 g., Condition aUNC/UNC, small edge nicks on obverse, beautiful patina

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Born in Amsterdam in 1802, Van Speyk was orphaned at the age of 10. When he was 18 years old, he joined the United Netherlands Navy and served in the Dutch East Indies from 1823 to 1825. He successfully attacked Bangka and Java, which earned him the nickname "Terror of the Bandits" (Dutch: Schrik der Roovers).
When the Belgian Revolution began, Van Speyk was given command of a gunboat. Van Speyk despised the Belgian independence movement, and he said he would rather die "than become an infamous Brabander".
Van Speyk is regarded as a naval hero in the Netherlands. This resulted in a royal decree (Koninklijk Besluit number 81, 11 February 1833) issued by King William I pronouncing that as long as the Dutch Navy exists there will always be a ship named Van Speijk to preserve his memory. Seven ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy ships have carried this name, the latest being Van Speijk (F828) of 1994, a Karel Doorman-class frigate. Her predecessor, the frigate Van Speijk (F802), launched in 1965, was the lead ship of her own class. The mast of Van Speyk's ship is preserved at the Royal Netherlands Naval College.
For his actions as captain of Gunboat Number 2, Van Speyk was decorated with the Knight's Cross (4th class) of the Military Order of William. A national memorial in his honour is located at the J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse in Egmond aan Zee.
source: wikipedia.org

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