peace at Aix-la-Chapelle, and by bis moderation augmented tbe
glory acquired by bis arms, 1748.)
1’6. Med. Louis XV., 77.
MB. Æ. Æ.
Tbe specimen in copper reads incorrectly a q iu sg e a n i.
This is the French memorial of the preliminaries of peace
concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle. The inscription on the reverse
is similar in spirit to others on medals struck by Louis XIY.
to commemorate the Treaties of Nimeguen and Ryswick (See
Yan Loon, III. 258, and No. 471, p. 178). The three battles
referred to are Fontenoy, Roucoux, and Lauffeld. Maestricht
was not compelled to surrender, but in the preliminaries of the
Peace it was agreed, “ that for the glory of the arms of his most
Christian Majesty,” it should be surrendered, but restored with
all its magazines and artillery. The destruction of Louis’s
navy and the exhaustion of his finances influenced him more in
his negotiations than his spirit of moderation.
341. P ea c e o p A ix -l a -C h a p e l l e c o n c l u d e d . Oct. 1748.
Piety, standing at a lighted altar decorated with a caduceus
and two cornucopias, implores Peace, who descends upon a
cloud, bearing a cornucopia, an olive branch, and scales. On
tbe left lies the Lion of the United Provinces with sword,
arrows, and a spear surmounted by the cap of Liberty, and the
Bible inscribed, e e l ig io . Leg.—
E SVPEEIS ASTBÆA EEDVX BONA SÆCVLA EEDDENS.
(Peace on her return from heaven restoring happy times.)
Ex. PAX AQVISGBANI SANCITA ANNO LIB . IVBILÆO MDCCXLVIII.
(The Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded in the Jubilee year of
Liberty, 1748.)
Rev. The eight shields of England, France, Austria, Spain,
the United Provinces, Sardinia, Genoa, and Modena, forming
a circle round a blazing heart pierced with eight arrows :
the whole enclosed within a wreath of lilies and branches of
orange and olive, amidst which appear a trident and a rudder,
and over all a naval crown. Leg. b e d v n iv n t v e . (They are
reunited.)
l -7. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxv. 258, and xxvi. 268.
MB. Æ. Rare.
The eight shields are those of the countries which were
parties to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle ; tbe heart and arrows
are symbolical of their amicable reunion. The lilies and orange
branches represent France and the States, the parties most
interested, and the naval emblems England and Holland, whose
successes at sea had principally contributed to the establishment
of the Peace which was concluded this year, 1748, one hundred
years after the Peace of WestphaHa.
The obverse of this medal is figured in Van Loon, Suppl.
PI. xxv. 258, as the reverse of another which has the bust of
William of Orange for the type of the obverse.
342. P ea c e o f A ix -la -C h a p e l l e c o n c l u d e d , -^g Oct. 1748.
Bust of William of Orange, r., hair long, in armour and
riband across the breast. Leg. w . c . h . f b is o d . g . p e .
AE . ET NASS . ETHNABCHA BELL . DVX KffiE . ASSEET . LIB.
(William Charles Henry Friso, by the grace of God, Prince of
Orange and Nassau, Hereditary Stadtholder and Captain-
General [of Holland], and Vindicator of Liberty.) Below, m.
HOLTZHEY . F.
Rev. Peace, seated on clouds, descending from heaven, and
holding a cornucopia, olive branch, and scales; before her, at
her feet, is the Lion of the United Provinces with sword,
arrows, and a spear surmounted by the cap of Liberty, and the
Bible inscribed, e e l ig io .
E SVPEEIS ASTEJEA EEDVX BONA SECVLA EEDDENS.
Ex. PAX AQVISGB . SANCITA ANNO LIBEET . IVBIL . MDCCXLVIH.
1’35. Van Loon, Suppl. xxv. 259.
Hague, At. Rare.
The inscriptions on the reverse are similar to those on the
obverse of the preceding medal.