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Commemorative medal on the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle and the first centenary of the Peace of Münster, in honor of William IV
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: portrait of a man with command staff within inscription. Reverse: illuminated by radiant serpent ring containing letter C, Peace, depicted as a standing woman, holds in her left hand an olive branch and two coats of arms bound together with ribbon and with torch in her other hand sets a pile of military equipment on fire; at her feet a cornucopia, in the background a view of the city of Aachen within inscription; edge: inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePenning over de Vrede te Aken en het eerste eeuwfeest van de vrede van Munster, ter ere van Willem IV. 1748. Nicolaas van Swinderen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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