George II. 1727-1760. Silver Medal 1748, 28.95 g. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle concluded. Unsigned. Piety, standing at a lighted altar decorated with a caduceus and two cornucopias, implores Peace, who descends upon a cloud, bearing a cornucopia, an olive branch, and scales; on the left lies the Lion of the United Provinces with sword, arrows, and a spear surmounted by the cap of Liberty, and the Bible with inscription: RELIGIO. E SVPERIS ASTRÆA REDVX BONA SÆCVLA REDDENS. In exergue: PAX AQVISGRANI SANCITA ANNO LIB . IVBILÆO MDCCXLVIII. Rv. The eight shields of England, France, Austria, Spain, the United Provinces, Sardinia, Genoa, and Modena, forming a circle round a blazing heart pierced with eight arrows; the whole enclosed within a wreath of lilies and branches of orange and olive, amidst which appear a trident and a rudder and over all a naval crown. REDVNIVNTVR. Plain edge. 43.5 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 644/341. van Loon Suppl. 268. Saunders/Vanhoudt 268. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

The 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, sometimes called the Treaty of Aachen, ended the War of the Austrian Succession, following a congress assembled on 24 April 1748 at the Free Imperial City of Aachen. The treaty largely failed to resolve the issues that caused the war, while most of the signatories were unhappy with the terms. Maria Theresia resented Austria's exclusion from the talks, and blamed Britain for forcing her to accept concessions, while British politicians felt they had received little benefit for the financial subsidies paid to her. These issues, combined with other factors, led to the strategic realignment known as the Diplomatic Revolution, and the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756.

The eight shields are those of the countries which were parties to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. The heart and arrows are symbolical of their amicable reunion. The lilies and orange branches represent France and the States, the parties most interested, and the naval emblems England and Holland, whose successes at sea had principally contributed to the establishment of the Peace which was concluded one hundred years after the Peace of Westphalia.