Treaty of the First League of Armed Neutrality

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LocationDutch Republic
Year1781
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver
Weight10.61 g
Diameter31 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJohannes Michiel Lageman
Reference(s) Betts#573, Van Loon#553, Montagu#DD5
Obverse descriptionSailor with paddle adorned with the Dutch lion, leaning on plinth with the shields of Denmark, Russia and Sweden.
Obverse letteringPROC:SCOP:BONO:VOT:REIPU:NERV: I M LAGEMAN.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRhyming Dutch couplet in 7-lines relating to the alliance against British interference in commerce at sea, eye of god to top and garland at bottom.
Reverse letteringDE KOOPVAARDY / GETERGT DOOR BRIT= / SCHEN EUVELMOED: / BIND EEN NEUTRAALE / BAN DOM NEERLANDS / VRYEN HOED. / 17 1/5 81
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1781  - -
Catalog ID8749360360
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