Sluiting van het Commercietractaat tussen de Verenigde Staten van Amerika en de Staten-Generaal der Verenigde Nederlanden te 's-Gravenhage by Johan George Holtzhey

Sluiting van het Commercietractaat tussen de Verenigde Staten van Amerika en de Staten-Generaal der Verenigde Nederlanden te 's-Gravenhage 1782

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This silver medal, created by Johan George Holtzhey in 1782, commemorates the signing of a commercial treaty between the United States and the Netherlands. The obverse of the medal depicts the signing of the treaty with a winged figure representing peace flying over the event, while the reverse shows a goddess with a cornucopia and a trumpet, symbolizing prosperity and the union of the two nations. The medal is an example of commemorative art and is on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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