lead, the dies were made for striking draughtsmen in wood.
This medal gives a general view of the siege without any
particulars.
163. D e a t h o f P r in c e G e o r g e o f D e n m ark . f ~ ; 1708.
Bust of Prince George, r., hair long, in armour with lion’s
head on the shoulder, and mantle fastened with brooch on the
shoulder. Leg. g eo : dan : p r : m : adm : e t . dvx . sv p : a n g l ia e .
(George, Prince of Denmark, High Admiral and Commander-
in-Chief of England.) Ex. n a t . 21 a p r il . 1655 . d e n a t . 8 .
n o v em b . 1708. (Born, 21 Apr. 1655; died, 8 Nov. 1708.) On
truncation, r o g . (Michael Roeg.)
Rev. Inscription, c e l s is s im u s p r in c e p s GEORGIUS, m ag n i
REGIS FILIUS, MAGNI REGIS FRATER, MAGNI REGIS PATRUUS,
MAGN® REGIN® CONIUX . DANICVS BRITANNIC VS . CORONAM
NASCENDI SORTE, ET REGIA VIRTUTE IN TERRIS MERITUS, CORONAM
MORIENDI LEGE, ET PIA CONSTANTIA IN COELIS ADEPTUS. (The
most exalted Prince George, the son of a great King, the
brother of a great King, and the uncle of a great King, the
consort of a great Queen, a Dane, a Briton, deserving of a
crown on earth from his birth and royal virtue, he obtained a
crown in Heaven by the laws of mortality and by his pious
constancy.)
1'95. . Danske Medailler, F. IV. PI., xii. 3;
MB. iR. Rare.
This medal and the following one commemorate the death
of George, Prince of Denmark, and husband of Queen Anne.
They were struck by direction of his nephews Frederick IV. of
Denmark. Prince George was buried in Westminster Abbey,
13 Nov. 1708. (O. S.)
164. D e a t h o f P r in c e G e o r g e o f D enm a r k . ; 1708.
A star inscribed with the letter 9 around it are arranged
nine others united by a riband, and inscribed respectively,
bR F& ^ J i Cs Ft Cxii Cxi ¡Ys
OOHIUX PATER SOOER5 PRATER* REPOS* NRPOS* NEPOS* AP PIN’ APFIH * V'lCllee11
Anne, his wife; Frederick III., his father; James II., his father-
in-law; Charles V., his brother ; Frederick IV., Charles XII. (of
Sweden), and Augustus (of Saxony), his nephews; related by
marriage to Charles XI, and William III.) Leg. v ix s p ec ta ta
FUIT RADIANS TOT SOLIBUS UNQUAM STELLA NEQVE ARCTOO
d ig n io r u l l a io v E . (Scarcely ever was seen a constellation
glittering with so many satellites, or one more eminent than
the Northern Jupiter.)
Rev. Inscription, g l o r io s is s . m em o r . c e l s it u d in is r e g i®
SERENISS . PRINCIPIS GEORGII AUG . QVONDAM SEPTENTRIONIS
MONARCH® FRIDERICI i n . FIL II SECUNDO-GENITI DAN . NORV .
VANDALOR . GOTHORUMQVE PRINCIPIS H®REDITARII DUCIS SLESVICI
HOLSAT . STORM . DITHM . OLDENB • ET DELMENH . COMITIS BRITANNIC
® SEMIRAMIDIS ANNZE REGINH1 CONIUGIS IN VTVIS
DELECTISSIMI POST FATA DESIDERATISSIMI QVI NATUS HAVNI® .
■ A° 1 6 5 5 . OBIIT IN PALATIO KENSINGTON IUXTA LONDINUM 8 .
n o v . a - 1708. (To the most glorious memory of His Royal
Highness the most serene Prince George Augustus, late second
son of the northern monarch Frederick III., hereditary Prince
of the Danes, Norwegians, Vandals, and Goths, Duke of.
Schleswick-Holstein, Storm, and Ditmarsh, Count of Oldenburg
and Delmenhorst, Consort of the British Semiramis, Queen
Anne, most beloved in life and regretted in death, who was
born at Copenhagen in the year 1655, and died at the Palace
of Kensington, near London, 8 Nov. 1708.)
2-85. Danske Medailler, F. IV. PI. xii. 4.
MB. HI. Extremely rare.
This medal is by Michael Roeg, and was struck in gold as
well as in silver. The legend on the obverse calls this Prince
a Northern Jupiter, a character to which he had in reality no
■claim, as he was possessed of very ordinary intellectual powers,
and his dulness and silence' often caused him to be the jest of
those around him. He was, however, a faithful, affectionate,
and assiduous husband.