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Auction: 22007 - British and World Coins and Commemorative Medals Autumn Auction
Lot: 763

Treaty of Ryswick, AR Medal, 1697, by R. Arondeaux for Friesland, APERTO DIGNA TIMERI, Genius of Friesland seated left, holds a staff surmounted by cap of Liberty and a palm branch, temple in distance, FRISIA in exergue, rev. CLAUSO PIA GRATA FIDELIA, Genius of Friesland standing facing right, holding a standard, temple behind; in the distance ships at sea, PACIS GEN• RYSWYK MDCXCVII in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 67mm, 115.46g (Eimer -; MI ii, 170/454; Pax 376), nail mark to obverse field left of cap, otherwise with a flashy lustre and rich cabinet toning, extremely fine and rare

provenance
DNW 184, 3 November 2020, lot 734



This medal was struck by Friesland, always the foremost among the States of Holland to commemorate important events by such memorials.

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Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£700