NETHERLANDS, The Dutch Republic. Breda. Plaquettepenning, or Hollow medal (Silver, 82mm, 77.46 g 12), on the Peace of Breda between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, by Wouter Muller, 1667. HET OUD BREDAAS KASTEEL, DOOR MULLERS VOND EN WERK, VERTOONT VAN BINNEN EEN GEWENSTE VREEDE KERK (=Old Breda's castle, by the ingenuity and art of Muller, exhibits within it a wished-for Temple of Peace) View of the city of Breda, with angels flying above, one carrying a banner inscribed SOLI DEO GLORIA. Rev. HIER ZEIHLT HET VREDESCHIP, OP 'T ZILUER IN DE ZEE MET BLIIDE WIMPELS, VAN EEN VIER GEKNOOPTE VREE (=Here sails the ship of Peace in silver on the sea, and bears the happy pennants of a quadruple peace) Ship sailing to right, bearing the arms of France, the United Provences, England and Ireland, and Denmark; below, A°1667. MI, I, pp. 531-532, 180. PiN 263. Van Loon II, pp. 538-539, v. An attractive and impressive piece. Usual blow hole on the edge, obverse fields polished, some polishing and minor casting fault on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
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