Peace of Rijswijk, medal struck by order of the city of Gouda, Silver medal. Obverse: under William's crowned coat of arms, William III, in the guise of Herkules de Nijd, trampled as a peace offering on a altar of peace, the weapons discarded in a circular manner. Reverse: under a fame playing on a trumpet, on a pedestal with inscription sits Peace with olive branch and lyre amid Bacchus, Abundance, Neptune and Mercury, in the background the palace in Rijswijk within the circumference., Rijswijk, Gouda, Johannes Drappentier (1689-1758), Dordrecht, 1697, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d 7.3 cm × w 151.81 gr
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Peace, Rijswijk, medal struck, order, city, Gouda, black-and-white medal, Obverse, under William's crowned coat, arms, William III, guise, Herkules de Nijd, trampled, peace offering, altar, peace, weapons discarded, circular manner, Reverse, under, fame playing, trumpet, pedestal, inscription sits Peace, olive branch, lyre, Bacchus, Abundance, Neptune, Mercury, background, palace, Rijswijk within, circumference, Johannes Drappentier, 1689-1758, Dordrecht, 1697, black-and-white, metal, striking, metalworking
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