crowned by Victory. Leg. d e c u s im p e r i i g a l l ic i . (The honour
of the French empire.) Ex. h o s t e s ab ip s o m e t r e g e f u s i .
ad fo n t en o it jm xi . m a i i MDCCXLY. (The enemy defeated by
the King himself at Fontenoy, 11 May, 1745.) M . (François
Marteau.)
1-65. Med. Louis XV., 67. Van Loon, Suppl. xxi. 193.
MB. Æ. Æ.
The obverse of the specimen in silver is varied and has the
artist’s initials, F M, in monogram.
At the battle of Fontenoy the Allies, commanded by the
Duke of Cumberland, attacked the French under Louis XV.
and Marshal Saxe, the enemy being greatly superior in number
and in a strong position. The right wing, consisting chiefly
of British troops, led by the Duke himself, assailed and carried
the French positions, but was unable to hold them, as the
attack was unsupported by the Dutch, who, driven back in the
early part of the engagement, now remained inactive. The
Duke of Cumberland was, therefore, compelled to retire, which
he did step by step, his face to the foe, and in good order.
Louis XV. and the Dauphin were spectators of the fight.
243. T h r e a t e n e d B a n ish m e n t o f t h e J ew s f r om B o h em ia .
1745.
Maria Theresa, seated upon her throne and supported by
Justice and Charity ; a Christian warrior in front intercedes
for a Jewish High-priest. A cornice in the palace is inscribed
with the Jewish and Christian dates, x i i i t e b e t h , x v i i i d e -
c em b . L^g- e x i l i o . m in a to . (Expulsion threatened.) Ex.
Chronogrammatic. n e . s V s p I C e tV r . r e g I n a . V e r s V s . s e rV o s .
sVos . r e s . h V IV s C eM o D I . i . Reg . 22 . vs. 15. (Let not
the Queen impute any matter of this kind to her servants,
MDCCvvwvvvviiii = 1744.—I. Kings, xxii. 15.)
Rev. A Jewish temple, many worshippers kneeling: on
the walls are the shields of England, Denmark, Poland, and
Holland; above, that of Bohemia. Leg. d e c r e t o a b ol ito
x i i i . w a r . xv m a i i . (The Decree rescinded, 13 Yyar, 15
May.) Ex.- Chronogrammatic. I s t I . sV n t . D I e s . qV os .
nV L L a . V M qV aM . D e L e b I t . obL IV T o . e t p e r . s I n gV L as .
g e n e r a t I o n e s . C V n C m . I n toto . o r b e . pr oV I n C L e .
C e L e b r a bV n t . Esther. 9 . v? 28. (These days should be remembered
and kept tbroughout every generation, every family,
every province^ and every city, m m d d c c c c l l l l l lw w v v v w v -
mimim =3 3761.—Esther, ix. 28.)
2-55. Van Loon, Suppl. xxii. 205.
Hague, Ht. Vienna, At. Very rare.
On the 18th Dec. 1744, the Jews were ordered to quit Bohemia
before the end of the following month. By the intervention of
England, Holland, Denmark, and Poland, their departure was
delayed to the end of March, subsequently to the end of June,
and finally, on the 15th May, the decree of banishment was rescinded.
On the obverse the legend, which is from the 1st Book
of Samuel, and not that of the Kings, gives the date 1744, the
year when the banishment was threatened. In the legend on
the reverse the numerals amount to 3761 ; these, being added to
a .d . 1744, give 5505, which, according to the Jewish computation,
is equivalent to a .d . 1745, the year when the decree
was rescinded. The Jewish era commences 3760 before the
Christian era.
244. B ir t h o f P r in c e C h r is t ia n o f D enm a rk .
26 J u lie r . W y . 1745.
Busts conjoined, r., of the Prince and Princess of Denmark.
He, hair long, is in armour, with riband and badge of the Order
of the Elephant; she wears coronet and low bodice. Leg.
FRIDERICUS PRINC . HERED . DAN . NOR . ET LOVISA BRITANNICA.
(Frederick, hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway, and
Louisa of Britain.)
Rev. Princess Louisa, facing, holding in, one hand an infant,
and in the other the Phcenix, the emblem of Eternity ; beside
her, the shields of Oldenburg and Denmark, and an Elephant.
Leg. AUGUSTAE domus p e r p e t u it a s . (The perpetuity of the
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