The ships burnt in the Medway and the Proclamation of Peace

The ships burnt in the Medway and the Proclamation of Peace, silver medal, 1667, by Pieter van Abeele, the burning ships near Chatham, to right a vessel sinks, inscription on a 'shell' below. "Jun . 1667 Door Order van haer E. Hoogh Mog onder 't'beleyt van d . Heer . R . Mich . A . d . Ruyter L . Ad . generael syn besprongen op de Rivier van Chattam d Coninckx Oorloogh Schepen en die verbrant en gesonken", rev., Peace seated on trophies, infant genii to either side and stands of shields, "Den 6 Serptembr Ano 1667 is de Vreede …van Groot-Britanien gepublifeert" , 72.5mm (MI 533/182; vL II, 559; MH 584; Pax 266). Very fine and extremely rare.

Provenance: Sotheby, 3 May, 2001 (lot 816).