Beschreibung

George II. 1727-1760. Silver Medal 1734, 30.96 g. Marriage of William, Prince of Orange, and Princess Anne. By M. Holtzhey. Busts, face to face, draped. WILH . CAR . HENR . FRIS . PRINC . AVR . ET ANNA MAG . BRIT . CONIVGIVM. Rv. Prince and Princess join hands before a priest; on one side a unicorn supports the shield of Britain; on the other a Lion, that of Nassau. IN SPEM TEMPORIS FUTURI. In exergue: CONIUGIO IUNCTI LONDINI . MDCCXXXIV . VIII . KAL . APRIL. Plain edge. 44 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 506/54. van Loon Suppl. 90. Saunders/Vanhoudt 90. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Leicht berieben / Slightly polished.

From the auction Laurens Schulman 30, Bussum, November 2004, lot 2079.

Anne, Princess Royal (and later by marriage Princess of Orange) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. On 25 March 1734 in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace, she married William IV, Prince of Orange.