Description

William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal n. d. (1691), 44.84 g. Williams Throne established. Unsigned, by J. Luder. Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, and Gallia, each crowned, and having their dresses marked respectively with the rose, thistle, harp, and fleur-de-lis, stand around an obelisk, dedicated to GUILEL : IIII REGN : R., and decorated with his portrait and armorial shield, crowned; Anglia and Scotia cross their sceptres in front of the obelisk. Rv. William, habited as a Roman Emperor, holds out a sword, from the handle of which are suspended four crowns. In exergue: QUATUOR EX UNO. Plain edge. 46.4 mm. Eimer -. MI ii 45/230. van Loon IV, 7,3. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1690-41. Selten / Rare. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine. Kleiner Randschlag / Small edge nick.

From the auction Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 9, Stuttgart, Oktober 2001. lot 1291.

After the Treaty of Limerick, which was signed on 3 October 1691 and which ended the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland, the positions of William III and Mary II as monarchs of England, Scotland and Ireland were secure.

This medal was reportedly struck by Jan Luder.