SINCONA Auction 96
SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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James I. 1603-1625. Silver Medal 1609, 6.23 g. Alliance between England, France and the United Provinces. Unsigned. Hand from heaven holds a cord uniting the three shields of the allies. A. DOMINO . FACTVM . EST . ISTVD . Rv. Inscription in eleven lines: ORD . FOED BELG . A . REG HISP . ET . ARCHID LIBERI . AGNITI . POST BEL . CONT . 42 AN INDVCI · PACISC . INTERV . REG . GAL . ET MAG . BRIT . ET CVM . IISD . FŒD . RENOVANT . 1609 . Plain edge. 29.1 mm. Eimer 87b. MI i 198/23. van Loon II, 50,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1609-10. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.
Purchased from S & B, Amersham, January 1992, lot M111.
The alliance between England, France, and the United Provinces (Dutch Republic) in 1609 was part of the broader diplomatic and military context of the early 17th century, particularly related to the Twelve Years' Truce (1609 - 1621) in the Eighty Years' War (1568 - 1648). This truce temporarily halted hostilities between Spain and the Dutch Republic, but the alliance of England, France, and the United Provinces was aimed at countering Spanish Habsburg power in Europe.