Description

William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal 1689, 28.98 g. Coronation of William III and Mary II. By G. Hautsch. Bust, laureate and draped. WILH . III . D . G . ANG . SCO . FR . ET . HIB . REX . DEF . FID. Rv. Bust, draped. MARIA . D . G . ANG . SCO . FR . ET . HI . REGINA. Edge: CORONAT . WEST - MONAST . D . XI . APRIL . ANNO MDCLXXXIX. 40.9 mm. Eimer -. MI i 667/37. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

William III and Mary II were crowned together at Westminster Abbey on 11 April 1689 by the Bishop of London, Henry Compton. Normally, the coronation is performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but the Archbishop at the time, William Sancroft, refused to recognise James's removal.

The joint rule of William III of Orange (1650 - 1702), the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic and the grandson of Charles I of England, and Mary II (1662 - 1694), the daughter of James II of England and his first wife, Anne Hyde, established constitutional monarchy and laid the foundation for modern parliamentary democracy.

The medal was struck at Nuremberg.