(This is Prince William the Third who by his prudence and
valour in war is not inferior but even surpasses the First.)
Rev. A large fleet in full sail, leaving harbour, cheered by
people on a pier; above, Fame, flying amid rays of a brilliant
sun. Leg. incuse—
T VERTRECK VAN SYN HOOGHEYT DEN HEER PRINS VAN
ORANJE,
UYT HELLEVOETSLUYS NA T KONINCKRYCK BRITTANJE.
a°. 1688. den 1 1 November.
(The departure of His Highness the Prince of Orange from
Helvoetsluys for the kingdom of Britain, 1 1 Nov. 1688.)
3-35. Van Loon, II I. 851.
MB. At. Hague, AL. P. H. Van Gelder, At.
Very rare.
The inscription on the tablet below the bust of William has
been erased in the specimen in the British Museum, and also
in the one at the Hague. A similar medal to the above is
figured in Chevalier’s Hist, de Guillaume III. p. 72 ; but of
much smaller dimension.
60. E m barkation o f W il l ia m o f Ora n g e at H e l v o e t s l u y s .
1 Nov. [0. S.] 1688.
William III. of Orange on horseback, r., holding staff;
troops in the distance.
Rev. A large fleet in full sail, leaving harbour, &c.; same
as the preceding.
3-35. Van Loon, III. 351.
Hague, At. modern. Very rare.
These two medals are composed of thin embossed plates,
chased and united by a broad rim. They were executed in
Holland, probably by the artist 0. Muller. They commemorate
the embarkation of William on his expedition to England,
11 Nov. new style, or, according to English reckoning at that
time, 1 Nov. He had sailed on the of the previous month,
but was compelled to put back by stress of weather. The
wish, therefore, that he may triumph over the waves was
JAMES I I. 1688.
occasioned by his having failed in his first attempt. His fleet,
consisting of 500 ships, anchored safely off Torbay 4 Nov.
[0. S.].
61. L a n d in g o f W il l ia m o f Or a n g e at T orbay.
5 Nov. [0. S.] 1688.
Bust of William III. of Orange, r., laureate, hair long, in
armour and mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder.
Leg. g vtl ielmvs m agnus . On truncation, i. l . (Jan Luder.)
Rev. William, standing on a cliff near the sea, with staff in
right hand, directs the disembarkation of his cavalry; near
him, a hut and flag inscribed, f o r t h e s r e l ig i and l ib e r t y .
Leg. g u il . nas . in . torbay . b r it . (William of Nassau in
Torbay, Britain.) Below, 1688.
1-85.
MB. At. Hague, At. P. H. Van Gelder, At.
Bare.
62. L an d in g o f W il l ia m o f Or a n g e a t T or bay.
5 N o v ||0 . S.] 1688.
Bust of William III. of Orange, r., laureate, hair long, in
figured armour, with lion’s head and straps on the shoulder,
and mantle across the breast. Leg. in v ic t is s im v s g v il l e lm v b
mag. Below, f . d . w : (F. D. Winter.) n . c. a . p . (Neale,
Custos Artifex Primus = Master and Worker.)
x^Rev. William, standing on a cliff near the sea, &c.; similar
to the preceding.
1’85. Bapin, i. 4. Van Loon, II I. 353.
No specimen has been met with. The obverse was not
originally intended for this medal, and does not appear to have
been executed till a year or two afterwards, as it occurs not
unfrequently on later medals of William. The reverse is
copied from the preceding.