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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkivtt, post: 25635868, member: 42887&quot;]Netherlands, 1667 medal from Amsterdam commemorating the Treaty of Breda. It&#039;s large - 70mm diameter, and four times the weight of a crown/taler/8 reales. Ungraded.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1640216[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>History nerd details:<i> &quot;The Lion of the Netherlands prowling to right over captured weaponry, with ships sailing behind; below, LEO BATAVUS; in field to left, engraver’s monogram. Rev. DEO AVSPICE / ASSERTIS / NON MINORE ANIMO / QVAM SVCESSV / AVITIS PATRIÆ LEGIBVS / ADVERSVS TRES POT POTENTISSIMOS / HISPANIARVM REGES / COACTVS DEINDE SEMEL ITERVMQ / CONTRA VICINOS BRITANNOS / ARMA SVMERE BATAVIS / POST PACEM EGREGRIA VIRTVTE / BELLO PARTAM / ATQVE REDVCTA GENERIS / HVMANI COMMERCIA / CONSVLES SENATVSQVE / AMSTELODAMENSIS / MONVMENTVM HOC / CIƆ IƆC LXVII / F C (= After, with God’s help, having defended their country’s ancient rights against three very powerful Spanish Kings, the Dutch were forced to take to arms against their neighbors the British. By their great valor they re-established peace and opened commerce among the nations. To honor that Peace the Mayors and Senate of Amsterdam decreed the making of this monument in 1667)&quot;</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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