Pierre Aury; Johann (1625-1672) and Cornelius (1623-1672) De Witt; 1672; silver; 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.); Brothers Johann and Cornelius de Witt; the grand pensionary and the deputy in the Netherlands armed forces; were brutally executed for their alleged disloyalty to Prince William III during the Rampjaar; or 'disaster year;' of 1672. This medal's obverse depicts the profiles of both brothers and the reverse shows a multi-headed beast eating the brothers' half-dead bodies. The gruesome scene refers to their actual murders; in which they were lynched by an angry mob. Manufactured posthumously; the medal served as a memorial for the two brothers.