she, hair with pearls in front anil lovelocks, is in mantle. Leg.
n o n . n i s i . v ic t o r . (Always victorious.) Ex. w i l h e l m . e t .
MAELA . EEX . ET . REGINA.
Rev. Fortitude, carrying a broken column, and Prudence,
bearing a snake and a mirror, under the British crown. Leg.
iv n c t im . (Unitedly.) Ex. f o r t it v d o . p r v d e n t ia . b . m . (Ber-
thold Meier.)
2'6. Bapin, iii. 1. Van Loon, III. 886.
MB. iR. Hunter, J t . Very rare.
Struck in Denmark, Berthold Meier being the chief medallist
to Christian V. This medal is supposed to have been issued
about the time of the coronation. It compliments William
upon his success, and both of them for the fortitude and
prudence they exhibited. The column is broken in allusion to
the distracted state of England, when William was called upon
to support it.
62. F o r t u n e s o f W i l l ia m . About May, 1689.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in figured
armour, and mantle with embroidered edge. Leg. w i l h e l m .
I l l . D . G . ANG . SCO . FRANC . ET HIB . EEX.
Rev. Fortune, with her foot on a globe, runs towards William,
holding a club and trampling upon the Hydra, and crowns
him with laurel. Leg. q u i s e m p e r f o e t i s t a n d em f e l i x .
(He that is always brave at length succeeds.) Ex. in v in c ib i l i
HEROI LIBERTATIS EUROPiE RESTAURATORI. MDCLXXXIX. (To the
invincible hero, the Restorer of liberty to Europe, 1689.)
2i Bapin, iii. 11. Van Loon, III. 892.
No specimen is at present known. This medal, executed by
Jan Luder and dedicated to William, compliments him upon
his perseverance and promises him ultimate success. I t seems
also to refer to his unremitting exertions to resist Louis XIV.
wears decorated armour, with lion’s head and straps on the
shoulder, and mantle : she, with lovelocks, is draped. Leg.
WILLIAM REX MARIA REGINA.
Rev. Religion, holding an open Bible and the cap of Liberty,
stands between an orange and a rose tree, in pots respectively
bearing the shields of William and Mary. Leg. h o c f l o r e t
in h o r t o . (She flourishes in this garden.)
1-5. Bapin, iii. 4. Van Loon, III. 386.
MB. electrotype from Hunter, Jit. Very rare.
Struck in Holland, of poor workmanship. Commemorative
of the Act of Toleration, passed in 1689, intimated by the
open Bible and the cap of Liberty. By this act Dissenters
were protected in the free exercise of their opinions, and it was
hoped that in this garden of England Religion would flourish.
64. T o l e r a t io n A c t . 1689.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour with
lion’s head on the shoulder, and mantle. Leg. g v il ie l m v s
REX ANGL . SCOT . FRANC . ET HYBERN . PATRIZE DECVS ANGLLE
p r -ZESIDIVM. On mantle, p . h . m . (Philipp Heinrich Muller.)
Same as No. 50.
Rev. Britannia, crowned and bearing a sceptre, is accompanied
by Religion, holding a cross and an open Bible inscribed,
v e r b . d e i m a n e t in z e t e r n v m . (The word of God stands for
ever.—comp. Isaiah xl. 8), and by Liberty, carrying a cornucopia
and a scroll inscribed Teft. She tramples upon the fires,
chains, and yokes of superstition and tyranny, and seizes the
hand of William, at whose side is the Belgic Lion. Leg. t e
s e r v a t o r e n o n s e r v im u s . (Under your protection we are not
slaves.) E x . r e s t i t u t o r i b r it a n n l e 1689. (To the Restorer
of Britain.)
Edge, r e g ia , c r e d e m i h i , r e s e s t , s u c c u r e r e l a p s i s . f . k .
(Friedrich Kleinert.) Same as No. 50.
1’95. Rapin, iii. 9. Van Loon, III. 392.
MB. J t . Athole,. J t . Brussels, J t . Vienna, J t .
Gotha, J t . Rare.