The Treaty of Nijmegen

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GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie. Friedrich August I. Elector, 1694-1733. AR Taler-Klippe (25.38 g, 9h). Commemorating the Treaty of Nijmegen. Dated 1699. VIRTUTE PARATA •, Hercules, lion skin over left arm, advancing left on clouds, looking upward to receive wreath from hand emerging from clouds above, extending right hand downward and holding club over left shoulder; the whole within reeded border / Large crowned A within laurel and palm wreath; 1 • THAL •/C • in two lines below; 16 99 flanking crown; cross framed by arabesques in corners; the whole within reeded border. Schnee 993, Merseburger 1425, Davenport 7657. EF, toned.

From the outset of the Franco-Dutch war, the Dutch resistance to the multinational invasion led by France was surprisingly strong, eventually forcing the French king Louis XIV to abandon his goals. Hostilities soon gave way to negotiations among the many nations participating in the conflict. These negotiations took place between August 1678 and December 1679, ultimately culminating in the Treaty of Nijmegen. Johann Georg II, an ally of France, issued this taler to commemorate the treaty.