(1713) Bronze Medal Treaty of Utrecht

Coin Details

Auction Record

$360 VF Details 08-24-2023 Stack's Bowers

Description

This bronze medal commemorates the Treaty of Utrecht, the series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended the War of the Spanish Succession. The treaties reshaped the colonial map of North America, with France ceding Acadia (Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay territories to Great Britain, while Spain transferred Gibraltar and Minorca. For numismatists of early American material, the Treaty of Utrecht is significant because it established the colonial boundaries that would persist until the French and Indian War and ultimately influenced the territorial composition of what became the United States and Canada. The AE designation indicates a bronze (Aes) composition, standard for commemorative medals of this period intended for broader distribution beyond the gold and silver presentation pieces reserved for diplomats and royalty. European treaty medals from this era represent a fascinating intersection of diplomatic history and medallic art, typically featuring allegorical figures representing peace, commerce, and the participating nations on their reverses, with royal portraits on the obverses.

Rarity Notes

Bronze treaty medal from 1713. European diplomatic medals of this period survive in modest numbers, primarily in institutional collections. Individual examples appear occasionally in specialized European medal auctions.

Cross References

PCGS #921153; Treaty of Utrecht 1713