SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1697, 46.13 g. Treaty of Ryswick. By R. Arondeaux. Several plenipotentiaries, attended by guards, close the gates of the Temple of Janus, inscribed IANO SACR. Altar in front. CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA. ARONDEAUX . F. Rv. The Palace and gardens of Ryswick. RYSWYK GUILELMI III . D . G . M . BRITAN . ETC . R . PALAT. In exergue: MDCXCVII. Around the shields of KEYSER, SPANGIEN, BRANDENBURG, PALTS, SAXEN, BEYEREN, ENGELAND, SWEDEN, 7. PROVINTIE, S. NEDERLAN., T RYCK, LOTHARINGEN, SAVOYEN, VRANCKRYK. Plain edge. 49.2 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 169/453. van Loon IV, 273,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1697-57. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.
From the auction H. H. Kricheldorf Nachf. 46, Freiburg, July 1998, lot 1482.
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.