Great Britain Medal 1748 George II. Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle Proclaimed. About XF

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1748, Great Britain, George II. Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle Proclaimed. Silver Medal.

Mint Year: 1748
Engraver: John Kirk
Reference: Menadier 30, Pax in Numis 576, Eimer 621.
Denomination: Medal - George II / Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle Proclaimed.
Condition: Scattered edge bumps, digs and small scratches, otherwise about XF with an attractive patina!
Material: Silver
Weight: 13.38gm
Diameter: 36mm

Obverse: Laureate bust of George II left. Medallist´s signature (I.KIRK.F.) below.
Legend: GEORGIUS II . D . G . REX

Reverse: Britannia leaning on oval shield with British coat-of-arms, holding olive-branch in right hand and supporting cornucopian with left, looking to right at two man-of war ships at sea. At her feat a bunch of war trophies.
Legend: PAX COMERCII NUTREX
Exergue: PROCLAM . 2 FEB . MDCCXLVIII .



In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently used in Europe. Although the term never acquired a specific meaning, it was usually reserved for a sailing ship armed with cannon. The rating system of the Royal Navy classified men-of-war into six "rates", a "first-rate" having the greatest armament, and a "sixth-rate" the least.



The 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, sometimes called the Treaty of Aachen, ended the War of the Austrian Succession, following a congress assembled on 24 April 1748 at the Free Imperial City of Aachen. The two main antagonists in the war, Britain and France, opened peace talks in the Dutch city of Breda in 1746. Agreement was delayed by British hopes of improving their position; when this failed to occur, a draft treaty was agreed on 30 April 1748. A final version was signed on 18 October 1748 by Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic. The terms were then presented to the other belligerents, who could either accept them or continue the war on their own. Austria, Spain, and Sardinia had little choice but to comply, though the terms were favorable for Spain who took land from Austria, and signed separately. Modena and Genoa joined on 21 January 1749.

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