343. P e a 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 , ^g- Oct. 1748.
Bust of William of Orange, r., hair long, &c.; same as the
preceding.
Rev. Peace, seated on clouds, descending from heaven, and
holding a cornucopia, olive branch, and scales. Upper leg.—
E SVPEBIS ASTRÆA REDVX BONA SECVLA REDDENS.
Lower leg. p a x a q v is g r . s a n c it a a n n o l i b . iv b i l . m d c c x l v i i i .
Similar to the preceding.
1-15. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxv. 259, and xxvii. 275.
No specimen of this medal has been met with. The size of
the obverse, as given in the plates of Yan Loon, does not correspond
with that of the reverse.
344. P e a c e o f A ix -l a - C h a p e l l e c o n c l u d e d . Oct. 1748.
Bust of William of Orange, r., in armour and mantle. Leg.
GV : IV . D . G . A . E . N . PR . POED . BELG . GVB . HÆR . DVX
e . t h a t . . s vm m . (William IY., b y the grace of God, Prince of
Orange and Nassau, Hereditary Governor, General, and High-
Admiral of United Holland.) Below, n . s . (Nicolaus Yan
Swinderen.)
Rev. Peace standing, I., with olive branch and sceptre.
Leg. p a x a v g v s t a . Ex. a q v is g r a n i 1748. (The august Peace
of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748.)
1. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxvi. 267.
Hague, Æ. Rare.
345. P e a 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 . -x-8- Oct. 1748.
Half-length figure of William of Orange, r., hair long, in
armour and ermine mantle ; he holds in his right hand a
marshal’s staff. Leg. g v il . iv . d . g . p r . a r . e t . n a s s . f .
B . g v b . d v x . e t . ARCHiTHAL. (William IY., by the grace of
God, Prince of Orange and Nassau, Governor, General, and
High-Admiral of United Holland.) Below, n . v . s . (Nicolaus
Van Swinderen.)
Rev. Peace, standing towards I., holds an olive branch and
the shields of France and Holland in her right hand, and in
her left a blazing torch, with which she is setting fire to a pile
of arms ; at her feet is a cornucopia ; in the distance is the city
of Aix-la-Chapelle, and above her head the Serpent of Eternity,
radiate, and encircling the letter c. Leg. f é l ic i t a s n o v i s e c v l i .
(The happiness of a new age.) Ex. a q v is g r a n i . m d c c x l v ih .
(At Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748.)
2‘1. Van Loon, Suppl. xxvii. 276.
No specimen of this medal has been met with.
France and Holland were the two chief parties to the treaty,
and so only their shields are represented on this medal. The
letter c, with the Serpent of Eternity, marks the centenary of
the Treaty of Westphalia.
346. P e a 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.
Busts conjoined, r., of William of Orange and Princess Anne.
He, with hair tied behind, is in armour and mantle ; she wears
coronet and mantle over her shoulders. Leg. a . c . h . f r i s o .
& . ANNA . D . G . ARAVS . ET . NASS . PRINC.
Rev. A lighted altar decorated with the cap of Liberty and
with palm and laurel branches : above is the Serpent of Eternity
encircling the letter c. Leg. p a x p v b l ic a a q v is g r a n i . (The
public Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle.) Ex. m d c c x l v i i i .
l -05. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxvii. 277.
Hague, Æ. Rare.
This piece, like the preceding, specially commemorates the
Peace of Westphalia as well as that of Aix-la-Chapelle.
347. P e a c e o p Axx -l a -C h a p e l l e c o n c l u d e d . ^ Oct. 1748.
Piety, with a cross and Bible, stands near an altar on which
lies the Treaty of Westphalia with the seals of Austria, the
United Provinces, and France, and inscribed, ia m p e r s e c v l v m
(Already for a century—), and raises her head in a suppliant attitude
towards a radiated triangle above. Leg. d v r a v it . (— it has