


© NOONANS
Medal Oliver Cromwell; silver ND
1730 yearSilver | 18.5 g | 40 mm |
Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
Year | 1730 |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 18.5 g |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-14 |
Numista | N#405039 |
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Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Lion séjant displaying arms
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAX . QVÆRITVR . BELLO.
Translation: Peace is sought by war
Comment
Hawkins: Not executed by Simon, though it bears his initials; but by some unknown artist at Geneva, as a pecuniary speculation, in consequence of the high price obtained for the preceding medal, the reverse of which it repeats.