Medal commemorating the Congress of Munster, 1647

Medal commemorating the Congress of Munster, 1647. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a battleship at sea under foresail, main and foretop sails, with flags carrying the arms of Zeeland, the States-General, the Prince of Orange and the Admiralty Council. Legend: 'TIMIDE AC PRUDENTER'. Reverse: Inscription within a floral festoon, 'Dum bellu octuagenarium in Belgio, studio pacis, subito defervescit, ipsumq pacis negotium Monasterii circa comoda faederatoru[m], ad huc fluctuat; Ordines Zelandiae, tam suspensis rebus ac sollicitis consiliis, in perpetuum monumentu[m] hoc numisma cudi iusserunt : XII Decembr M DCXLVII'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0037
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Looff, Johannes
Places: Netherlands
Events: Congress of Munster, 1647
Date made: 1647
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm