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Medal commemorating the Treaty of Münster

Lutma, Johannes (1584-1669)1648

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

‘A single peace is better than countless victories,’ reads the Latin inscription on the medal that Amsterdam had struck to commemorate the Treaty of Münster. The city anticipated a new era of prosperity and wealth. Goldsmith Lutma thus had free rein to create a very special medal.
The gold medals were for the city councillors, the silver ones were presented as gifts.

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  • Title: Medal commemorating the Treaty of Münster
  • Creator: Lutma, Johannes (1584-1669)
  • Date Created: 1648
  • Physical Dimensions: zilver
  • Subject Keywords: (het verhaal van) Hercules (Herakles), politieke geschiedenis, volksvertegenwoordiging, stad Amsterdam, Vrede van Münster
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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