Medal commemorating the commercial treaties between Holland, France and England

Medal commemorating the commercial treaties between Holland, France and England, 1662. Obverse: Mars prostrate beneath the feet of Peace, who holds an olive branch in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, standing behind a trophy composed of the shields of the three countries, flags, etc. Legend: 'DEVS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT'. Reverse: Inscription, 'De Vree met een olyvenbant, Verbint het vrye Nederlant, Aen groot Britanje ent Franscheryck, Zoo bloeyt de Staet der Vromenwyck' (Peace with an olive branch unites the free Netherlands to Great Britain and France. Thus flourishes the state, the refuge of free men). 'MDCLXII'. A rough contemporary copy of a medal by Jerian Pool.

Object Details

ID: MEC0238
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pool, J.
Places: Netherlands
Date made: 1662
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm