Description

William III. 1694-1702. Silver Medal n. d. (1699), James II and Prince James, Legitimacy of Jacobite Succession. By N. Roettier. Bust, laureate and draped. IACOBVS : II : D : G : M : B : R. Rv. Bust, armoured. IAC . WALLIÆ : PRINCEPS. N.R. Plain edge. 26.7 mm. Eimer 380. MI ii 202/516. Gutes sehr schön / Good Very Fine.

After being deposed by the Glorious Revolution 1688 and the loss of the subsequent war in Ireland, James II retired to France where he was allowed to live in the royal château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

James's son, James Francis Edward, was recognised as king at his father's death by Louis XIV of France and James II's remaining supporters (later known as Jacobites) as "James III and VIII".