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Medal commemorating the Treaty of Münster
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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‘A single peace is better than countless victories,’ reads the Latin inscription on the medal that Amsterdam had struck to commemorate the Treaty of Münster. The city anticipated a new era of prosperity and wealth. Goldsmith Lutma thus had free rein to create a very special medal.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMedal commemorating the Treaty of Münster. 1648. Johannes Lutma (1584-1669). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
