Peace of Ryswick, Medal Struck by Order of the City of Dordrecht
Also known as: Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen op last van de stad Dordrecht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1697
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned Peace holding an olive branch in her hand closes the doors of the temple of Janus; on the steps sit War and Discord bound in chains; in the background a globe, an overturned cornucopia, Mercury with caduceus and pennant with inscription, and ships at sea; exergue: signature.
Reverse: Europe with laurel wreath, olive branch, and cornucopia seated on the seashore, ships in the background; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1768; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.8 cm x weight 39.49 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 4.8 cm x weight 39.49 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 39.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned Peace holding an olive branch in her hand closes the doors of the temple of Janus; on the steps sit War and Discord bound in chains; in the background a globe, an overturned cornucopia, Mercury with caduceus and pennant with inscription, and ships at sea; exergue: signature.
- Reverse
- Europe with laurel wreath, olive branch, and cornucopia seated on the seashore, ships in the background; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van Rijswijk, penning geslagen op last van de stad Dordrecht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1768
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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