CHAELES II,
This is only a cast of the time; and it is probable that some
accident happened to the dies, and that no medal was ever
191, State of the Kingdom.
struck. I t has no daté ; hut may have been intended to symbolize
the state of the kingdom after the Peace of Breda in 1667
C h a e l e s II. and Ca t h e b in e . 1667 ?
Bust of Charles II., r., hair short, neck bare, slight drapery
upon the shoulders. Leg. carolvs . n . h e x . Below, p . b .
(Philip Boettier.)
Rev. Bust of Catherine, r., hair compactly collected into a
knot at the hack of the head, tiara appears in front, mantle
fastened with brooch on her right shoulder. Leg. c a th eb in a
b e g in a .
1*05. Med. Hist. xxx. 2.
MB. At. Bare.
The die of the obverse of this medal is in the British
Museum.
198. S ta t e o f B e it a in . 1667 ?
Bust of Charles II., r., hair short, in large wavy curls, neck
hare, no drapery. Leg. caeolo secv n d o . (To Charles II.)
Below, p . e . (Philip Boettier.)
Rev. Sleeping lion, I. Leg. q v ie s c it . (He reposes.) Ex.
BEIT AN.
1-05. Med. Hist. xxx. 8. Evelyn, 130.
MB. At. Bibl. Paris, 2Et. Munich, .St. Gotha, At.
Bare.
Britain is here symbolized by a sleeping lion.
194. T e ib u t e to C h a e l e s II. 1667 ?
Bust of Charles II., r., &c.; same as the preceding.
Rev. A rose-bush. Leg. a n t e om n e s . (Before all.)
1*05. Med. Hist. xxx. 1. Evelyn, 133.
MB. At. Bibl. Paris, At. Munich, At. Gotha, At.
Bare.
As the rose is superior to all flowers, so is Charles to all
monarchs.
These three pretty medalets by Philip Boettier are without
date or peculiarity of device, and may suit any time. The
quiescence of the Lion may allude to the state of the country
after the Peace of Breda, and they are therefore placed here.
195. D u c h e s s o f R ic hm o n d . 1667?
Bust of the Duchess of Richmond, I., hair drawn back from
the ears and collected behind; a metal bandeau encircles the
head: she wears a loose tunic with brooch upon the right
shoulder, and low down on the left arm, where it is fastened by
another brooch.
Rev. Plain.
2-8. (See Woodcut.)
MB. M.