Medal commemorating the Peace of Utrecht, 1713

Medal commemorating the Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Obverse: Peace, crowned, locking the door of the Temple of Janus inscribed: 'ANNO MDCCXIII'; below (right) War in chains, (left) Mercury holding a scroll, inscribed: 'EUROPAE PAX REDDITA', symbolic of Commerce. Exergue: 'TRAIECTUR'. Reverse: Europe, an olive branch in her right hand, and a cornucopia in her left, sitting on the sea-shore, ships in the distance. Exergue: 'EUROPA'.

Object Details

ID: MEC0154
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Drappentier, D.
Places: Netherlands
Events: War of the Spanish Succession: Peace of Utrecht, 1713
Date made: 1713
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 mm