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Medal commemorating the proclamation of the Peace of Breda, 1667
Medal commemorating the proclamation of the Peace of Breda, 1667. Obverse: Neptune driving his four-horsed car (left), ships in the distance. Legend: 'SIC CVNCTUS PELAGI CECIDIT FRAGOR' (Thus ceased the whole tumult of the sea). Reverse: View of Breda; above, the arms of England, France, Sweden, Denmark and the United Provinces upheld by a cherub on either side. Legend: 'NULLA SALUS BELLO, PACEM TE POSCIMUS OMNES' (There is no safety in war, to Thee we all sue for peace).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0115 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pool, J. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Second Anglo-Dutch War: Peace of Breda, 1667; Second Anglo-Dutch War; 1665-1667 |
| Date made: | 1667 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |