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MODERN COINS
A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND DUTCH RELATED MEDALS

The Dutch Republic. Plaquettepenning, or Hollow medal (Silver, 76mm, 72.51 g 12), on the Peace of Westminster between Great Britain and the Netherlands; by W. Muller, 1654. HIER BINT DE HEIL'GE VREE DEN BRIT, EN BATAVIER, DE WERELT EER'T VERBONT, EN VREE' ER KRYGSBANIER (=here holy Peace unites the Briton and the Dutchman, let the world respect their alliance, and dread their war-flags) Pax standing between Hollandia and Britannia, uniting their spears, each surmounted by a Liberty cap; fields covered with floral tracery. Rev. WAAROM ZEILT.T'VREDESCHIP OP T.SILVER.IN.DE.ZEE? OM.DAT.DE. BROEDERKRIIG. VERANDERT.IN.VREE (=why sails this ship of Peace on this silver in the midst of the sea? Because the strife between brethren is turned into Peace) Warship sailing to the right, above two tritons; below waves, A°1654. Eimer 190. Frederiks 15. MI, I. p. 413, 50. PiN 207. Van Loon II, pp. 371-372, i. An attractive, nicely patinated piece. Carefully engraved after casting, with reverse fields polished long ago, and with the edge filed (again long ago), otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of J.W. Adams, Künker 232, 17 June 2013, 299.