Medal commemorating the Peace of Amiens, 1801
Medal commemorating the Peace of Amiens, 1801. Obverse: Bust of King George III in a tie-wig, uniform and order (left). Obverse: 'GEORGIUS III . D : G . BRITANNIARUM REX . FID . DEF . &c'. Reverse: Peace standing on the seashore raising an olive branch in her left hand, a caduceus and fruit with her mantle below, she is putting a lighted torch to a fallen trophy (left), sea and shipping in the distance. Legend: 'TRIUMPHIS POTIOR.' (To possess [peace] by victories). Exergue: 'PAX UBIQUE MDCCCII.' (Peace everywhere). Britain gave up most of the overseas territory it had conquered during the war in this peace treaty. Captured enemy weapons representing the gains of victory are shown being destroyed by Peace in favour of the commercial benefits symbolized by her traditional attributes – the cornucopia of agriculture and the staff of Mercury signifying trade.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1546 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich; Küchler, Conrad Heinrich Boulton, Matthew |
Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Treaty of Amiens, 1802 |
Date made: | 1802 |
People: | King George III; Boulton, Matthew |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 48 mm |