Medal box. With the conclusion of the peace treaty of 1784, the French vice-admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez was honoured as a hero by France and the Netherlands. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) presented him with this box containing a gold medal. Thanks to De Suffren,the Dutch colonies in Africa and Asia had not fallen into British hands.

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