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Medal commemorating the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748
Medal commemorating the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748. Obverse: Bust of George II (left), laureate, hair long, no drapery. Legend: 'GEORGIUS II . D . G . REX.' Reverse: Britannia seated (right), on the seashore, leans upon her shield, holds an olive branch and a cornucopia, and tramples upon implements of war. On the water are two ships. Legend: 'PAX COMMERCII NUTRIX.' (Peace, the nurse of Commerce.) Exergue: 'PROCLAM . 2 FEB . MDCCXLVIII.' (Proclaimed, 2 Feb. 1748 [O . S .].)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1381 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kirk, J. |
| Events: | War of the Austrian Succession: Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748 |
| Date made: | 1749 |
| People: | King George II; Kirk, J. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm |