SINCONA Auction 96
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SINCONA British Collection - Part 6

(British Gold and Silver Medals)

GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich

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Starting price 2,500 CHF
Result 4,000 CHF

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William III. 1694-1702

William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal 1695, 85.69 g. Siege and Recapture of Namur. By J. Boskam. Bust, laureate, armoured and draped. WILHELMVS . III . D . G . MAG BRIT . FRANC . ET . HIB . REX. Rv. Equestrian figure of William commanding at the siege; beyond, city under bombardment. CORAM . C . M . HOST . REPRES. In exergue: NAMURC . URBS . ARX . CAST . INVIA . VI EXPUGN . 1. SEPT. MDCXCV. Plain edge. 58.9 mm. Eimer 365. MI ii 132/383. van Loon IV, 197,2. Saunders/Vanhoudt 1695-26. Sehr selten / Very rare. Fast vorzüglich / About Extremely Fine. Leicht gereinigt und kleine Randfehler / Lightly cleaned and some edge nicks.

The 1695 siege of Namur or second siege of Namur took place during the Nine Years' War between 2 July and 4 September 1695. Its capture by the French in the 1692 siege and the recapture by the Grand Alliance in 1695 are often viewed as the defining events of the war, the second siege is considered to be William III's most significant military success during the war.