Netherlands, ’s-Hertogenbosch. 1748. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. Double city council medal by J.C. Marmé.
Obverse: Mars advancing left towards the fortified city of ’s-Hertogenbosch, holding a burning torch and a drawn sword, his cloak billowing behind him. Legend: MINACIA MARTIS (“The threats of Mars”). In the exergue: S.P.Q.S., referring to the council and people of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Reverse: The standing personification of the city holding an olive branch in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. Beside her, the city’s coat of arms within an ornate cartouche. Legend: MITESCUNT TEMPORA PACE (“The times grow gentler through peace”). In the exergue: MDCCXLVIII, with the signature MARME.F. below.
Issued on the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748. The contrasting scenes express the transition from the threat of war to the security and prosperity of peace.
Specifications:
Date: 1748.
Medallist: J.C. Marmé.
Diameter: 31.5 mm.
Weight: 13.24 g.
Variety with Mars advancing left.
References: Vervolg op Van Loon 269; Snoeck 66; Medallic Illustrations II, p. 649, no. 349; Pax in Nummis 557.
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