Two medals with the Peace of Münster

Engelbert Kettler (active c. 1631-1661), Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), gold, 1648

Both parties celebrate the peace. The Spanish delegation immediately has a commemorative medal struck in Münster. It shows the Spanish lion with a sceptre in his claws and the Dutch lion holding a bundle of arrows jointly pulling a chariot of victory over weapons strewn on the ground. In Amsterdam the City Council joyfully issues a medal bearing the Latin text, ‘One peace is worth more than countless victories.’

  • Artwork typemedal
  • Object numberBK-1954-3
  • Dimensionsdiameter 7.6 cm x thickness 0.4 cm x weight 149 gr