Medal - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle George II

Features

Location	United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King	George II (1727-1760)
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1748
Composition	Brass
Weight	14.38 g
Diameter	42.1 mm
Thickness	2.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 423614
References	Eimer# 621 Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , MI# 355 Edward Hawkins, Augustus Franks, Herbert Appold Grueber; 1885. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Menadier# 30 Julius Menadier; 1913. Die Aachener Münzen: Münzen, Urkunden und Akten. W. Pormetter, Berlin, Germany. , PiN# 576 Jacob Schulman; 1912. Collection Le Maistre: Pax in Nummis: Médailles, jetons et monnaies ayant rapport aux divers traités de paix conclus depuis le XVIe siècles jusqu'à nos jours. Self-published, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Obverse

Laureate bust left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GEORGIUS II D.G.REX

Engraver: John Kirk

Reverse

Britannia seated on shore, with shield, cornucopia and trophies, beyond two ships at full sail.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PEACE • NOURISHRES • TRADE
PROCLAM'D • 2 FEB •
•••✿-> 1748 <- ✿•••

Edge

Plain

Comments

See also

• Treaty
• Boat or watercraft
• Peace
• Cornucopia

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