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The Peace of Münster

Loan
 (Dutch, ca. 1584–1669)
Datedated 1648
MediumGilt silver, two cast shells soldered together
DimensionsDiam.: 2 13/16 in. (7.18 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.944
Commentary

This medal commemorates the Peace of Münster, which concluded the Eighty Years' War (15661648) and established the independence from Spain of the United Provinces, symbolized by the arrows in Minerva's right hand. The treaty was part of the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the Thirty Years' War (161848).

Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.  

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