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Description: | Medal commemorating the Peace of Aix-la Chapelle proclaimed, 1748. Obverse: Bust of George II (left), laureate, hair long, no drapery. Legend: 'GEORGIUS II . D . G . REX.' Reverse: Britannia seated (right), on the seashore, leans upon her shield, holds an olive branch and a cornucopia, and tramples upon implements of war. On the water are two ships. Legend: 'PAX COMMERCII NUTRIX.' (Peace, the nurse of Commerce.) Exergue: 'PROCLAM . 2 FEB . MDCCXLVIII.' (Proclaimed, 2 Feb. 1748 [O.S.].)
caption: Medal commemorating the Peace of Aix-la Chapelle proclaimed, 1748; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Peace of Aix-la Chapelle proclaimed, 1748; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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