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A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF DUTCH AND DUTCH RELATED MEDALS
The Dutch Republic. 1596. Medal (Silver, 51.5mm, 46.02 g 12), on the triple alliance between the Dutch, England and France, unsigned but by G. van Bylaer. (rose)RVMPTVRxHAVDxFACILEx (= not easy to tear apart ) Hand of God emerging from the clouds and holding cords binding the arms of England, France and the Dutch Republic. Rev. (rosette) x NEXOS x FAVORE x NVMINIS x QVIS x DISSOLVES; (= who would disunite those whom God put together? ) Sheaf of arrows surrounded by shields bearing the arms of Gelderland, Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland and Overijssel. EIMER 65. MI I, p.160, 140. PiN 909. van Loon I, p. 471. A splendid example with a fine patina. Extremely fine. From the collection of J.W. Adams, Künker 232, 17 June 2013, 280. The reverse of this piece was struck from the same die as the obverse of the previous lot.