t o help the wretched.—c om p . Ovid, Epist. II. ix. 11,) Ex. pax
r is v ic e n . M .D C .m o . (The Peace o f Ryswick, 1697.)
•85.
Gotha, .St. Extremely rare.
This medal, by Christian Wermuth, is described in his
Catalogue, 1698, No. 7, p. 8.
4 9 1 . P eace oe R yswick. O c t. 1 6 9 7 .
A kettle-drum with a hole in its top. Leg. g o t t lo b d e b
k r ie g h a t n u n e in [lo c h ] . (God be praised, the war has now
a hole in it, i.e. is now at an end.) Ex. m .d c .i i i c .
Rev. A cornucopia, to which is attached branches of olive
and palm, scattering its flowers into a basket with a hole.
Leg. HEER . MACHE GANZ UND EE ST DEM FRIEDE SEINEN BODEN.
(0 Lord, grant a sure and firm foundation to the peace.)
1’3. Van Loon, IV. 255.
No specimen has been met with.
Van Loon says the obverse of this medal refers to the peace
just concluded at Ryswick, the hole in the drum supplying the
word lo c h (a hole) to make the legend complete. The reverse
relates to the war against the Turks, which was not terminated
till the Treaty of Carlowitz, two years later. (See Nos. 513,
514, pp. 200, 201.) It was executed by Christian Wermuth.
This medal appears to have been repeated in 1700, and the
shields of Sweden, Denmark, and Holstein added on the obverse,
to commemorate the peace between those countries after the
bombardment of Tonningen. (See Hildebrand, I. Sver. Minnesp.
p. 499.) A variety of the above medal, having on the obverse
an ordinary drum instead of a kettle-drum, is figured in the
Rev. Num. Beige, 1878, PI. vii. 24.
492. P e a c e o f R y sw ic k . § § Oct. 1697.
A drum with broken top. Leg. d e r k r e ig h a t a b e rm a e l
e in d e . (The war is once more at an end.) Ex. m d c x c v ii.
Rev. A cornucopia with palm and laurel branches showering
fruit and flowers into a basket. Leg. pa c em t e po sc im v s om n e s .
(To Thee we all sue for peace.)
•9. Le Clerc, I. p. 154.
No specimen has been met with.
This medal is probably by Christian Wermuth. The drum
is no longer needed, as the war is at an end, and it is therefore
destroyed, and peace will again pour its bounties over Europe.
493. P ea c e o f R y sw ic k . Oct. 1697.
David, crowned, holding his harp, and Jonathan, with his
bow, embracing each other under an olive-tree. Leg. m en s
m en to f r o n t s manvqve. (The mind [the same] in the chin,
forehead, and hand.)
Rev. Justice and Peace, with their emblems, embracing each
other; behind them lies Mars asleep : in the distance, the
moon behind a cloud, and above, the sun, inscribed with the
letter l . (Leopold.) Leg. o sc u la iu s t it l e pax aurea f ig i t in
o r b e . (Golden Peace has implanted the kiss of Justice in the
world.) Ex. r u sw ic e n s is . 1697. Monogram of m b . (Martin
Brunner.)
Ornamental border of flowers and scrolls on both sides.
2. Rev. Num. Beige, 1876, PI. x. 35.
MB. wood. N. Heiss, wood.
This piece was struck in wood for use as a draughtsman.
It commemorates the acceptance by the Emperor, Leopold I.,
of the terms of the Peace of Ryswick, §-^- October. The sun
was the emblem of Louis XIV., but in this instance it is
emblematic of Leopold I., who is here represented as bestowing
Peace and Justice to Europe.
494. P ea c e R e jo ic in g s at G ouda. 1697.
William in., as Hercules, tramples upon the monster of
Discord, and sets fire to a pile of arms upon an altar, in the
midst of which are standards, inscribed, vis . ir a . im p e r . t y r .
(Force and anger, the rule of tyrants.) Over him is the shield