Medal of the Peace of Westphalia Artist: Engelbert Kettler (German, 1637–1662)

1648

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

43.65 g, 12:00, 59.8 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.29241

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: ET IUNCTI CURRUM DOMINAE SUBIERE LEONES, woman in chariot drawn by two lions riding over armor and weapons, in field PAX HISPANO BATAVA.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: PACIS FOELICITAS/ ORBI CHRISTIANO OVARES TITUTA/ QUAAD INCITAMENT DEMONSTRATA/ TOT REGNIS ET PROVINCIIS/ ADVTRUMZUE PARTA SECURITAS/ TRANQUILITATIS PUBLICA/ SPE ET VOTO/ MONASTERY WESTPH/ ANNO MDCXLVIII.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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