Rev. Inscription, enclosed within a wreath composed of the
peel which proceeds from both sides of a laureated orange, c o r .
POPULI THRONUS REGIS : CORONA VIRTUS : iEQUITAS ET CLEMENTLA
SCEPTRUM : LEGES PIETAS, AMOR PATRUE, SOCIORUM PROTECTIO,
p a x o r b i s . M .D C .x c vm . (The heart of the people is the throne
of the ting, virtue his crown, justice and clemency his sceptre :
his laws are religion, the love of one’s country, the protection of
allies, and the peace of the world, 1698.) The peel of the orange
is decorated with the shields of Britain, Scotland, Ireland, and
Holland, and from it spring branches of olive.
2-75.
MB. lead. Hague, JR. Extremely rare.
This medal is either wrongly dated or else it was executed
subsequently to the preceding ones in the following year. The
type of the reverse and the inscription show the effect of
William’s policy.
499. S t a t e o p B r i t a i n . 1697.
Bust of William HI., ?•., laureate, hair long, in figured
armour with straps on the shoulder, and mantle round the
breast fastened with brooch on the shoulder. Leg. g v l i e lm v s .
i n . DEI . g r a : m a g : b r : f r a : e t : h i b : REX.
Rev. Britannia, navally crowned, seated, I., on the ground,
holds her trident and leans upon her shield; near her lies a
book with an olive branch upon it and a broken yoke. Leg.
r e s t i t v t o r i . (To the Restorer.) Ex. B r i t a n n i a : m d c x c v ii.
2'7. Rapin, xx. 1. Van Loon, IV. 250. Lochner,
VHI. front.
MB. ¿1. AS. Not rare.
This medal was executed by John Croker, and symbolizes
the state of this country after the Peace of Ryswick.
500. P r i n c e J a m e s . 1697.
Bust of Prince James, I., hair long, in armour with sun on
the breast, and mantle. Leg. i a c o b v s . w a l l i æ . p r i n c e p s .
Below, N. R. (Norbert Roettier.)
Rev. A ship distressed, striving against storms and adverse
winds; the stern is decorated with a sun, the colours with the
cross of St. George. Leg. 1697 . i a c t a t v r . n o n . m e r g i t v r .
v n d i s . (It is tossed, not sunk in the waves.)
1‘75. Van Loon, IV. 247.
MB. At. AS. Hunter, At. Athole, At. Bodley, AS.
Gotha, At. Stockholm, AS. Rare.
James II. made every possible effort to have his cause advocated
and himself represented at the Treaty of Ryswick, but,
neglected by the Allies and rejected by Louis, the crown of
England was firmly placed upon the head of William. James
protested against the treaty, and several medals were issued
illustrating the circumstances and situation of the Stuart
family. On this medal they are symbolized by a ship distressed
but not destroyed, and the portrait of the young Prince
intimates that the claims of the family were not limited to
James himself. The medal serves also to assert the son’s
legitimacy. The die of the obverse is in the British Museum.
501. P r i n c e J a m e s . 1697.
Bust of Prince James, I., hair long, no drapery. Leg. i a c :
WALLLE p r i n c e p s . Below, n . r . (Norbert Roettier.)
Rev. The sun partially eclipsed above the sea. Leg. c l a -
RiOR . e . t e n e b r i s . (Brighter from the obscurity.) Ex. 1697.
1. Van Loon, IV. 247.
MB. AS. Bodley, AS. Advocates, AS. Gotha, At.
Not rare.
On this and the other medalets issued by the Stuarts, the
portrait of the son is introduced in preference to that of James
himself, probably as a reiterated assertion of his legitimacy.
The Treaty of Ryswick, confirming their exclusion from the
throne of England, eclipsed their brilliancy, but made their
equanimity and patience shine the brighter.
In 1865 a hoard of this and the two medalets following,
upwards of a bushel in quantity, was dug up in Smithfield,
and about the same time a similar lot was found in Clement’s
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