Distrust of Spanish peace proposals, Silver Medal. Obverse: Mercury, representing Spain, tries to put the United Netherlands to sleep by playing Argus, proposing to him, in the background the Io turned into a dairy cow, representing the Netherlands above inscription, within an inscription. The other side: palm trees of privileges remain intact despite the attacks of clergy and soldiers above inscription, within inscription., anonymous, Netherlands, 1592, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d 5.9 cm × w 71.64 gr
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Distrust, Spanish peace proposals, black-and-white Medal, Obverse, Mercury, representing Spain, tries, United Netherlands, sleep, playing Argus, proposing, background, Io turned, dairy cow, representing, Netherlands, inscription, within, side, palm trees, privileges remain intact, attacks, clergy, soldiers, within inscription, 1592, black-and-white, metal, striking, metalworking
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