Description

William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal 1691, 64.54 g. Return of William III to Holland. By J. Smeltzing. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. GULIELM : III D . G . BRIT : R . AR . PR : BELG : GUB. Rv. Sun rising, radiant over the Dutch coast and a large fleet. RECREO DUM REDEO, below engraving: I refresh when I return. In exergue: MDCXCI. Plain edge. 58.7 mm. Eimer 332. MI ii 4/158. van Loon IV, 25,1. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1691-6. Sehr schön / Very Fine. Berieben und einige Kratzer / Polished and some scratches.

Purchased from Spink, London, June 2004, lot CM0770.

After the pacification of Ireland with the Treaty of Limerick earlier that year, William III was able to return to Holland.

William is here typified by the Sun reviving and refreshing nature by its rising as he had the drooping spirit of the Dutch: by his return to Holland.