the siege of Tonningen, and prepared to meet his foes. The
hostile armies remained in sight of each other for several
weeks, and, excepting a few skirmishes, no engagement took
place. Terms of peace were proposed to the belligerents, and
a treaty was signed, ^ Aug. 1700, by the King of Denmark
and the Duke of Holstein. Three days before the news of
the arrival of the Allies, a rainbow, which appeared above
Tonningen, was considered a propitious sign, and much encouraged
the besieged.
5 2 2 . Sie g e o f T onningen r a is e d . 2 J u n e [N . S .] , 1 7 0 0 .
Tonningen bombarded; above the city, a rainbow. Leg.
ANGOR NON ta n g o r . (I am troubled, but not touched.)
Rev. Inscription, e o d em a n n o d i e xrv m a t t t o n n i n g a a
REGE DANXaS OBSESSA DIE 27 CUM XXX BALLISTIS ET XXXII
TORMENTIS iENEIg GRAVITER INFESTATA DIE I I IUNII FRUSTRA
d e r e l ic t a . j(In the same year, on the 14th May, Tonningen
was besieged by the King of Denmark; on the 27th May it
was heavily bombarded by thirty mortars and thirty-two cannons
of brass; and on the 2nd June, [having been besieged] in vain,
it was abandoned.)
l -5. Van Loon, IV. 303.
P. H. Van Grelder, .11. Very rare.
Three days before the raising of the siege the rainbow again
appeared for the second time above the city.
523. S i e g e o f T o n n in g e n r a is e d . 2 June [N.'S.], 1700.
View of Tonningen, the trenches of the enemy deserted.
Leg. amat fv g a t e s t e s . (Plight delights in witnesses.) Ex.
.TONNINGA HOLS CAP VIRTUTE CIVIUM DEFENSA A . DANORUM
v io l e n t ia . (Tonningen, the capital of Holstein, defended by
the valour of its citizens against the violence of the Danes.)
Rev. An elephant attacked by a bear and a horse. Leg.
b a r r it n o n pu g n a (sic). (He trumpets, he does not fight.)
Ex. p r im v s conatvs 1700. (The first attempt.)
1'5. Van Loon, IV. 303.
Lund, pewter. Very rare.
The elephant, the symbol of Denmark, cries out at the
approach of the bear and the horse, the symbols of Sweden and
Luneburg, but will not fight.
524. S ie g e o f T o n n in g e n r a is e d . 2 June [N. S.], 1700.
View of Tonningen, &c. ; same as the preceding.
Rev. A man whipping a child, which he has taken out of its
cradle. Leg. vagiat . non . v a g e t u r . (Let it squall, it will
not move.) Ex. to n n in g a . a . d a n is . l ib e r a t a . mdc c .
(Tonningen delivered from the Danes, 1700.)
1-5.
Hague, lead. Very rare.
This medal is satirical, and likens the actions of the Danes
to a child, which cries out but is unable to make any resistance.
525. S ie g e o f T o n n in g e n r a is e d . 2 June [N. S.], 1700.
View of Tonningen, &c. ; same as No. 523.
Rev. A monkey on a drum. Leg. n v g is non s e r i i s . (By
tricks, not by fair means.) Ex. t v b il e i . danorvm anno .
m .d c c . (In the year of the jubilee of the Danes, 1700.)
1-5.
Hague, lead. Very rare.
So long as the Danes remained unattacked they bombarded
Tonningen : but as soon as the Allies approached they resorted
to every manoeuvre to avoid an engagement.
526. B om b a r dm en t o f T o n n in g e n and C o p e n h a g e n . 1700.
View of the bombardment of Tonningen. Leg. to n n in g a .
anno . M.DCC.
Rev. Ships bombarding Copenhagen. Leg. pa r . p a r i .