Coins and Historical Medals

Peace of Utrecht, 1713, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate and draped bust of Anne left, rev. Britannia standing, holding olive branch, shield and spear, ships to left, farming scene at right, 35mm, 16.30g (MI II, 400/257; E 460). Very fine, some toning £100-£150

The Peace of Utrecht was a series of treaties signed between April 1713 and February 1715, bringing to an end the War of the Spanish Succession. Essentially, the treaties allowed Philip V (grandson of King Louis XIV of France) to keep the Spanish throne in return for permanently renouncing his claim to that of France