already noticed which was issued before he received the title of
King. (See No. 67, p. 641.)
47. Coeonation. April, 1689.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary, crowned, &c. 1
same as the preceding.
Rev. Garnished shield of Britain, crowned, and surrounded
by the seven shields of William I I I .; behind, two sceptres in
saltire. Leg. peinc : ave : e t nass ; hio terete ltetitia.
(The Prince of Orange and Nassau : he is the delight of the
earth.)
1‘7. Rapin, ii. 12. Yan Loon, III. 888.
MB. 2Et. Athole, 2R. Hague, M. P. H. Van
Gelder, Ait. St. Petersburg, M. Rare.
This medal was probably struck about the same time as the
preceding; it is merely complimentary, not commemorative
of any event. The seven shields are those which compose
the paternal coat of William, viz., Nassau, Catzenellenbogen,
Vianen, Dietz, Meurs, Buren, and Chalon and Orange, quarterly,
with Geneva on an escutcheon of pretence.
48. C o eo n a t io n . ^ April, 1689.
The Belgic Lion, crowned, holding a spear with the cap of
Liberty and a banner with the Christian monogram, drives away
before it James II. holding a broken sword, and Father Petre
carrying the young Prince playing with his windmill; their
path is strewed with serpents, and they are approaching the
coast, olf which lies a French vessel waiting for them. Leg.
AVT . EEX . AVT . NIHIL. Ex. EEGIFVGIVM IAC : AD . LVD . XIV.
Same as the reverse of No. 4.
Rev. Two suppliants before the throne of Jupiter. Saturn
departs devouring an infant. Leg. in d ig n v s . e e g ia . ie a .
(Unworthy of his royal anger.) Ex. g v il : i i i . sv c o e s s it .
iacobo . (William III. succeeded James.)
1'5. Rapin, iv. 8. Yan Loon, III. 895.
MB. lead. Leyden, lead. Very rare.
This medal is probably the work of Christian Wermuth of
Gotha.
Saturn conspired against the interests of his son Jupiter, who
thereupon banished him and compelled him to flee. .Tames, in
like manner, conspired against William, his son-in-law, by imposing
a changeling, and was therefore driven from his throne.
The two suppliants are Mary and Anne.
49. C o eo n a t io n . April, 1 6 8 9 .
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
mantle with embroidered border. Leg. w il h . i i i . d . g .
ang . soo . f b . e t h ib e e x . On edge of mantle, f . w . (F.
D. Winter.)
Rev. Two suppliants before the throne of Jupiter, &c. ;
similar to the preceding.
1*5. Rapin, iv. 2. Van Loon, III. 8 9 5 .
MB. pewter. Hague, pewter. Stockholm, pewter.
Very rare.
The type of the reverse of this medal is copied from the preceding
one. It was struck in England.
Poets, as well as artists, symbolized the state of affairs
by the fable of Saturn and Jupiter. (See Stepney, Epist. to
Charles Montague, Esq., on his Majesty's Voyage to Holland.)
5 0 . C o eo n a t io n . W - April, 1 6 8 9 .
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour with
lion’s head on the shoulder, and mantle. Leg. g v il ie lm v s
EEX ANGL . SCOT . FEANC . ET HYBEEN . PATEIJE DECVS ANGLLE
pe t e s id ivm . (William, King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, the ornament of his country, the protection of England.)
On mantle, p . h . m . (Philipp Heinrich Muller.)
Rev. The Garter, entwined by orange branches and decorated
with the shields of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland :
within, the chronogrammatic inscription, gV I L I e L M . p e I n -
• x x 2