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The Dutch Republic. Plaquettepenning, or Hollow medal (Silver, 76mm, 72.51 g 12), on the Peace of Westminster between Great Britain and the Netherlands; by W. Muller, 1654. HIER BINT DE HEIL’GE VREE DEN BRIT, EN BATAVIER, DE WERELT EER’T VERBONT, EN VREE’ ER KRYGSBANIER (= here holy Peace unites the Briton and the Dutchman, let the world respect their alliance, and dread their war-flags ) Pax standing between Hollandia and Britannia, uniting their spears, each surmounted by a Liberty cap; fields covered with floral tracery. Rev. WAAROM ZEILT.T’VREDESCHIP OP T.SILVER.IN.DE.ZEE? OM.DAT.DE. BROEDERKRIIG. VERANDERT.IN.VREE (= why sails this ship of Peace on this silver <medal> in the midst of the sea? Because the strife between brethren is turned into Peace ) Warship sailing to the right, above two tritons; below waves, A°1654. Eimer 190. Frederiks 15. MI, I. p. 413, 50. PiN 207. Van Loon II, pp. 371-372, i. An attractive, nicely patinated piece. Carefully engraved after casting, with reverse fields polished long ago, and with the edge filed (again long ago), otherwise , extremely fine. From the collection of J.W. Adams, Künker 232, 17 June 2013, 299.