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Charles II. 1660-1685. Silver Medal n. d. (1672), 26.50 g. William III of Orange, Appointed Knight of the Garter. Unsigned. William on horseback holding sceptre and reins. WILHELMVS III : D : G . PRINC : AVR : C : NAS. Rv. Crowned coat-of-arms. Garter with inscription: MAL Y PENSE HONI SOIT QVI. Plain edge. 37.8 mm. Eimer -. MI i 552/211. van Loon III, 47,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1672-2. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.

From the auction Künker 35, Osnabrück, March 1997, lot 5396.

William III (4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary.

In contravention to the Perpetual Edict passed in 1667 which disallowed any one chosen Captain or Admiral-General to be nominated to or to remain in the office of Stadtholder of one or more Provinces the States of Holland and Zealand, conferred in July 1672 on William the dignity of Stadtholder, Captain and Admiral-General of these Provinces. William was elected a Knight of the Garter in 1653.