Description

Commonwealth, 1649-1660. Hollow Cast Silver Medal 1654, 52.22 g. Princess Mary and Prince William (III) of Orange. By P. v. Abeele. Bust of Maria draped. MARIA D . G . PRINCEPS M . BRIT . AVRANT . DOTARIA . ETC. Rv. Bust of William wearing a feathered hat and draped. Below, on ribbon: WILHELMVS III. D.G. PRINC. ARAVS. ETC. AN. 1654. Plain edge. 64.6 mm. Eimer 192. MI i 417/55. van Loon II,375. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1654-7. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Zusammengesetzte Hohlgussmedaille, fein ziseliert / Two plates soldered together, embossed and chased.

From the auction Laurens Schulman b.v. 25, Bussum, April 2004, lot 2320.

Mary, Princess Royal (4 November 1631 - 24 December 1660), was a British princess, a member of the House of Stuart, and by marriage Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau. She acted as regent for her minor son from 1651 to 1660. She was aged nine at the time of her marriage and the first holder of the title Princess Royal.

In general, Mary was not popular in the Netherlands, which was more sympathetic to Oliver Cromwell.