Description

William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 77.46 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By J. Boskam. Europa seated on a bull, crosses the sea; above a dove holding an olive branch in her beak. QVANTARVM . NVNCIA . RERVM. In exergue: MDCXCVII. I. BOSKAM . F. Rv. The Palace of Ryswick. PAX HVIC DOMVI. In exergue: PAX GENER . IN ARCE RYSWYK . DOMO PRINCIP . ARAVS . MAG . BRIT . REGIS . M . DC . XCVII. I . BOSKAM . F. Plain edge. 60.1 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 167/447. van Loon IV, 264,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-42. Sehr selten / Very rare. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

From the auction Künker 35, Osnabrück, March 1997, lot 5562.

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.