Description

William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 29.27 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By P. H. Müller. Mars seated, before him Peace, between arms holding up a trophy inscribed PAX RYSWIC 1697. SIC REDIT ALMA QUIES. P. H. M. Rv. A caduceus resting on a globe marked EUROPA; above the name of Yahwe in Hebrew. COELO DEMITTITUR ALTO. Plain edge. 45.5 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 162/433 var. Forster 695. van Loon IV, 266,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-46. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated.

From the auction Heidelberger Münzhandlung 37, Heidelberg, November 2002, lot 2180.

The Treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, marked the end of the Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697), a major conflict between France under King Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance, which included England, the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, and other European powers.

It was more of a truce than a lasting peace. It failed to address the issue of the Spanish succession, which would soon plunge Europe into another major war. Louis XIV's retention of Strasbourg and other strategic gains demonstrated that France remained a powerful and ambitious force in Europe.

This medal was struck at Nuremberg.