Failed peace negotiations in Cologne; Copper Medal. Obverse: lion with band; on which the word INQUI is written; chained to a stake; a rat tries to nibble the band within a wrap; cut: year. Reverse: man with crown; representing Philip II; offers Dutch lion olive branch while holding Inquisition band behind his back; in the background; a man with a tiara; cloak and cross; representing the pope; looks inside; Cologne; Philip II (King of Spain); Gregory XIII; Gerard van Bylaer; Dordrecht; 1579; copper (metal); striking (metalworking); d 2.9 cm x w 4.80 gr