Beschreibung

William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal 1689, 48.35 g. Act of Toleration. By P. H. Mueller, executed by F. Kleinert. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. GVILIELMVS REX ANGL . SCOT . FRANC . ET . HYBERN . PATRIÆ DECVS ANGLIÆ PRÆSIDIVM. Rv. Britannia, accompanied by Religion and Liberty, grasps the hand of William. TE SERVATORE NON SERVIMUS. In exergue: RESTITUTORI BRITANNIÆ . 1689. Edge: REGIA, CREDE MIHI, RES EST, SUCCURRERE LAPSIS. 49.5 mm. Eimer 314. MI i 683/64. Forster 659. van Loon II, 392,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1689-29. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.

From the auction Giessener Münzhandlung 139, Munich, March 2005, lot 3980.

The Toleration Act of 1689 made by the Parliament of England gave all non-conformists - except Roman Catholics - freedom of worship, thus rewarding Protestant dissenters for their refusal to side with James II. They had to promise to be loyal to the British ruler and their heirs.