Description

William III. and Mary II. 1689-1694. Silver Medal n. d. (1691), 26.93 g. Williams Throne established. By D. Koene. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped; below, armorial shield upon wreath. WILHELMUS . III . D . G . BRITANNIARUM . IMPERAT. Rv. Four warriors, England, Scotland, Ireland and Holland defend orange tree from a coastal attack; fleet on the horizon. In exergue: CAUSA DEI EST. Edge: REGNA MARI TERRAQUE TEGIT . TEGITURQUE VICISSIM. Oval. 34 x 37.9 mm. Eimer 342. MI ii 45/232. Selten / Rare. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Feine Patina / Nicely toned.

This medal is not dated, and does not appear to commemorate any particular event, but the general state of the kingdom after the war in Ireland, when the four countries fought together under the shadow of the orange-tree for its protection. Chevalier places it among the medals struck upon William's return to Holland in 1691.