SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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George II. 1727-1760. Silver Medal 1737, 30.35 g. Breda restored to the House of Orange. By N. v. Swinderen. Armorial shields of Britain and Nassau, crowned and with supporters. WILH . CAR . HENR . FRIS . PRINC . AVR . ET . ANNA . MAG . BRIT. Rv. Princess Anne and Prince William of Orange in a cart, drawn by a lion and a unicorn; above two Fames bearing the shield of Breda. VIRTUS ET FAMA . TRIUMPHANT. In exergue: INAUGURATIO BREDÆ XII : SEPT . 1737. Plain edge. 41.4 mm. Eimer 539. MI ii 518/74. van Loon Suppl. 117. Saunders/Vanhoudt 117, Vorzüglich-FDC / About Uncirculated. Herrliche Patina / Most attractively toned.
From the auction Schweizerischer Bankverein 37, Basel, January 1995, lot 2354.
This medal commemorates the triumphal entry of William of Orange and Princess Anne into Breda 12 September 1737. In 1732 the suit between Frederick William, King of Prussia, and Prince William of Orange, which arouse out of the disputed intentions of William III, was terminated and the possession of Breda was confirmed to the House of Orange.