Medal commemorating peace in Europe, 1814

Medal commemorating peace in Europe, 1814. Obverse: Three figures holding hands. Male figure carrying fasces, female figure holding olive branch, and second female laureate. A dove with an olive branch above, rayed. Reverse: Inscription within laurel wreath: 'TO COMMEMORATE THE OVERTHROW OF TYRANNY AND THE ATTAINMENT OF PEACE BY THE ARDENT STRUGGLES OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE AND THE STRENUOUS EXERTIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN MDCCCXIV.' In metal mount with suspension ring.

Object Details

ID: MEC2949
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Treaty of Paris, 1814
Date made: 1814
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm