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Medal - 25th anniversary of the Peace of Utrecht
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1738 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Belgium personified as a seated female figure before the Temple of Janus, holding a caduceus and olive branch, with an open book inscribed EULIANUM GE resting beside a crowned lion; to the right, a chained captive in armour sits despondent. Above, a winged Fame flies to the left blowing a trumpet while carrying a banner inscribed IUBILATE XXV. The date XI. APRIL. MDCCXXXVIII appears in the exergue, with the engraver's name N.V. SWINDEREN below the ground line. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Seven crowned heraldic shields arranged symmetrically in the field, representing the principal powers party to the Peace of Utrecht, with a radiant divine symbol at the apex suspending a sword between the upper two shields. The shields are identifiable as those of the Holy Roman Empire, France, Spain, Great Britain, Portugal, Savoy, and the Dutch Republic, all rendered in fine relief against a burnished ground. |
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