Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg Medal 1648 Frederick IV, Peace of Westphalia AU(50-53)

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Cuirassed bust of Frederick IV of Brunswick-Lunebourg, wearing a scarf, right., Pax standing facing, with winged shoes and helmet, holding caduceus of Mercury in right hand, stepping on sword and holding crested helmet; to left, putto with arrow bundle; behind, bee swarm. In the background, castle on hill., It was struck for the 75th birthday of Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, as indicated by the captions written in small letters on the lower right-hand side.It was struck for the 75th birthday of Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, as indicated by the captions written in small letters on the observe. These captions distinguish this medal from another similar type, this time dated 1646. This 1648 medal also celebrates the Treaty (or Peace) of Westphalia, signed on 24 October 1648, following the Peace of Münster on 30 January 1648, the first peace to be signed in a year of treaties between first the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic, then the Holy Roman Empire and France, among others, which brought back peace between the various European belligerents, putting an end to the Thirty Years‘ War and the Eighty Years’ War., FRIDERICO DUX BRUNOVIC : & LUNEB : / nat 28 ag a.o 74. / cetat. 75 a.o 1648, PAX UNA TRIUMPHIS INNUMERIS PO-TIOR // vestrum erit exemplo pacem gens / postera nostro / Promovisse foris et coluisse / domi

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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