Medal - Peace of Breda

€1.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1667
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight63.66 g
Diameter73 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticePieter van Abeele
Reference(s) PiN#266, Montagu#D20
Obverse descriptionScene of the burning of the British fleet at Chatham.
Obverse letteringAnno 1667 / Door Order van haer E. Hoogh / Mog onder ‘theleyt van d. Heer R. Mich. / A.d. Ruyter LAd.generael syn besprongen / op de Rivier van Chattam d’Coninckx Oorloogh / Schepen en die verbrant en gesoncken
(Translation: By order of their High Mightinesses, and under the command of Sir Michael, son of Adrian de Ruyter, Lieutenant-Admiral-General, the ships of war of the King were attacked, burnt, and sunk in the river of Chatham)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionPax, holding olive branch and cornucopiae, seated facing with, on her right, shields bearing the arms of Great Britain, France, Denmark, etc., and on her left, shields bearing the arms of the United Provinces; below, scroll supported by infant genii, one holding a torch and the other an arrow.
Reverse letteringDen. 6 Septemb.A°1667. / is de Vreede tusschen haar E. /Hooghm en den Coningh van / Groot-Britanien gepublifeert
(Translation: On the 6th September 1667 the Peace between their High Mightinesses and the King of Great Britain was published)
Reverse script
Engraver
Mintage1667  - -
Catalog ID8575093210
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