1. Snelling, Copper Coins, p. 48, 12. Ruding, Suppl.
Pt. n . PI. iii. 20.
MB. jE. lead. Rare.
This piece is a pattern for a farthing. It is described here
as it records the Peace of Utrecht.
261. P e a c e of U t r e c h t . 1713.
Bust of Anne. Leg. anna d . g . mag . b r . f r . e t h ib .
REGINA.
Rev. Chronogrammatic inscription, paCIs M Ih I CYra tV-
e n D j e . (The preservation of peace is my charge, m d c c v v iii =
1718.)
No specimen of this piece has been met with, the description
having been taken from Christian Wermuth’s Catalogue,
1713, No. 320, p. 15. It is probably one of a set of small
counters, of which so many were engraved by Wermuth. As
Anne was one of the chief promoters of the peace, she is here
represented as taking upon herself the charge of preserving it.
2 6 2 . P ea c e o f U t r e c h t , f r ^ p 1 7 1 3 .
Peace, crowned, holds an olive branch and locks the door of
the Temple of Janus, inscribed, anno MDCCxm,, the columns of
which are entwined with roses, lilies, and orange branches; on
the steps are War and Discord in chains. Behind Peace are
the globe, a cornucopia from which fall coins, distant shipping,
and Mercury, emblematical of Commerce, holding a caduceus
and a scroll inscribed, E u r o p e ; pax r e d d it a . (Peace restored to
Europe.) Ex. t r a ie c t u m . (Utrecht.)
Rev. Europe, laureate, seated on the sea-shore, holds an
olive branch and a cornucopia : in the distance are ships ; and
above, rays from heaven. Ex. e u r o pa .
l -9. Yan Loon, Y. 227.
MB. N . At. Very rare.
This medal was originally executed by D. Drappentier to
commemorate the Peace of Ryswick (See No. 458, p. 172), but
altered to suit the present occasion. The date upon the door is
changed, and in the exergue for the artist’s name is substituted
the name of Utrecht, t r a ie c t u m . The reverse, which is an
emblematical representation of Europe, remained unaltered.
- 263. P ea c e o f U t r e c h t . 1713.
People with outstretched hands hail the approach of Peace,
who is descending from the clouds with her olive branch and
a cornucopia : in the distance is the Court-House of Utrecht, to
which approach the carriages of the plenipotentiaries. Leq.
pa x a d e s . (Come, Peace.) Ex. t r a ie c t i . ad . r h e n v m . pax .
fa c ta . e s t . x i . A P R iu s . MDCcxiii. (Peace has been concluded
at Utrecht, 11 April, 1713;)
Rev. Britannia, with an infant genius at her side bearing
her shield, holds an olive wreath over an altar, on which are six
Crowns, and to the side of which are suspended thé shields of
France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Prussia, and Savoy. . On
the opposite side stands Europe, praying, her hands uplifted to
the name of Jehovah, in Hebrew, radiate : near her is her Bull.
Leg. fac : d ev s : æ t e r n o s : pa c em : pa c is : qve : m in is t r o s .
(0 Lord, make the peace and the ministers of peace endure for
ever.) i. c v p i . (Jan Cuyp.) Ex. nicolao c h e v a l ie r cvm
p r iv il e g io . (By Nicolas Chevalier : by permission.)
2-05. Rapin, xi. 1. Van Loon, V. 231.
MB. lead. Hague, lead. Brussels, Æ.
Very rare.
The shields are those of the contracting powers at Utrecht.
That of the Emperor is not given, as the peace which he
concluded with France "was not signed till the next year at
Rastadt. This medal, although issued at Amsterdam, is
particularly complimentary to England, as she is represented
offering the peace to Europe, who receives it with gratitude.
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