SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal n. d. (1689), 51.69 g. William III and Mary II. Unsigned. Bust of William III, armoured and draped. GULI . III . D . G . M . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX . F . D . P . A. Rv. Bust of Mary II, hair in a knot and draped. MARIA . D . G . M . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REG . F . D . P . A. Plain edge. 49.2 mm. Eimer -. MI i 686/70. van Loon III, 395,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1689-33. Sehr schön-vorzüglich / Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Leicht berieben / Slightly polished.
From the auction Münz Zentrum Albrecht + Hoffmann GmbH 68, Köln, May 1990, lot 2120.
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.
These medals were struck in Holland. They do not refer to any special event.