marriage day, believing it would look auspicious to the army
and animate the soldiers.” The flag alludes to that which
was borne by the vessel in which he sailed and which was
inscribed, “ The Protestant Religion and Liberties of England.”
F. D. Winter, who executed this medal, was one of the
engravers at the Mint during the reign of William. The
letters n . c . a. p . after his initials may be those of Thomas
Neale, who filled the office of Master and Worker from 1678 to
1699.
- 63. L a n d in g o p W il l ia m o p Or a n g e at T orbay.
5 Nov. [0. S.] 1688.
William III. of Orange in Roman costume, tramples upon
the shield of France, and holds up that of England. In the
distance, the disembarkation of his army. Leg. hanc e x t o l -
l i t , ILLAM d e i ic it . (This he raises, that he casts down.) Ex.
¿ETERN53 MEM : EXBED : PRINC : ADR : BATAV : ADIUVANT : AD
LIBER : ANG . CLASSIS SOLVIT XI APPULIT XV NOV : 1688. (To
the eternal memory of the expedition undertaken by the Prince
of Orange, with the assistance of the Dutch, for the liberation
of England. The fleet sailed on the 11th, arrived on the 15th
Nov. 1688.)
Rev. The Belgic Lion, I , holding the cap of Liberty, a
branch of laurel, and a rose upon the globe; in its other paw
it wields a sword, and turns its head, with a menacing look,
towards the sun marked with the fleur-de-lis of France.
Distant view of a fleet. Leg. m in a tu r s o l i , s e d fa v e t o r b i .
(He menaces the sun, but protects the earth.) Ex. l e o b e l -
g ic u s . (The Belgic Lion.)
2-3. Rapin, i. 2. Van Loon, III. 353.
MB. iR. Hague, 2R. Leyden, lead. Rare.
This medal was executed by Jan Smeltzing.
James had rendered himself subservient to Louis XIV.,
hoping to receive assistance from him in the establishment of
the Roman Catholic religion in England. William, having
cemented a league with Frederick III., Elector of Brandenburg,
and other German Princes, against France, hoped by his
expedition to England to counteract the influence of Louis, and
to engage the Protestant interest to unite with him ; by which
means he would elevate England and depress France. The
reverse symbolizes Holland, whose Lion protects the liberties
of Europe, and threatens the Sun, the chosen emblem of
Louis XIV.
64. L a n d in g o p W il l ia m o p Or a n g e at T o r ba y .
5 Nov. [0. S.] 1688.
Bust of William III. of Orange, r., hair long, in lace cravat,
armour, and scarf across the body; the truncation is marked,
1688. Leg. g v il ie lm v s . h i . d . g . p r in . avr . h o l . e t . w e s .
g v b . Below, g b . P . (George Bower fecit.)
Rev. The Prince on horseback at the head of his army,
drawn up on the beach; his fleet lying near at anchor. In
the foreground a warrior is raising the fainting figure of
Justice. Leg. t e r r a s . a s t r ^e a . r e d i s it . (Justice revisits the
earth.—comp. Ovid, Met. i. 150.)
Edge, non . r a p it . im p e r iu m . ms . tua . b ed . r e c i p it .
(Your power does not seize the empire, but receives it.) Stops,
stars.
2. Rapin, i. 5. Van Loon, III. 353.
MB. HEl. Somewhat rare.
This medal was struck in England; casts of it, without the
inscribed edge, are common. The plates referred to represent
a crown in the field before the Prince’s face, but no such
specimen is now known. The reverse intimates that by the
military assistance of William the administration of Justice
was restored to England; and the edge asserts that William
did not seize the empire by violence, but that he was invited to
accept of it.
65. 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.