Peace of Ryswick, medal struck by order of the city of Gouda
Also known as: Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen op last van de stad Gouda
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1697
Silver medal. Obverse: beneath a crowned coat of arms, William III, in the guise of Hercules, tramples Envy and burns the discarded weapons on an altar of peace as a thank-offering within an inscription. Reverse: beneath Fame blowing a trumpet, Peace sits on a pedestal with an inscription, holding an olive branch and lyre, amidst Bacchus, Abundance, Neptune and Mercury; in the background the palace at Ryswick within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1729; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 7.3 cm x weight 151.81 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 7.3 cm x weight 151.81 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.3 cm x weight 151.81 g
Design
- Obverse
- beneath a crowned coat of arms, William III, in the guise of Hercules, tramples Envy and burns the discarded weapons on an altar of peace as a thank-offering within an inscription.
- Reverse
- beneath Fame blowing a trumpet, Peace sits on a pedestal with an inscription, holding an olive branch and lyre, amidst Bacchus, Abundance, Neptune and Mercury; in the background the palace at Ryswick within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen op last van de stad Gouda
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1729
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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