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'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0037 |
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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 |