Rev. Victory, with laurel wreath and palm, standing on an
antique galley, on which two infant genii support the shields
of England and Holland beneath a naval crown. Wrecks of
ships are floating about, and the sun is setting. Leg. s e
c o n d e t in u n d a s . (It shall hide itself in the waves.) Ex.
DELETA AC INCENSA GALLORÜM CLASSE . MDCXCII. (The French
fleet destroyed and burnt, 1692.) p .h .m . (Philipp Heinrich
Müller.)
Edge. Chronogrammatic. C onCa s t I g atV s gaL L o rV M f a s t -
V s e t a s tV s f L V C t I bV s , e t pV gna fk a C tV s a tr oC e f r a g o r .
(The pride and cunning of the French on the sea chastised, and
the crash effected by a' severe contest, m c c c c c l l lw v w v w i i =
1692.) f . e . (Friedrich Kleinert.)
2. Bapin, xiii. 3. Van Loon, IV. 98.
MB. Al. Æ. Vienna, N . Bare.
This medal was also struck in wood for usé as a draughtsman.
The obverse of this medal is similar in idea' to the reverse of
the preceding. The reverse is also a taunt upon Louis XIV.,
who had adopted the sun as his emblem. It is now represented
as sinking, like his fleet, beneath the waves.
252. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . y § M a y , 1692.
Busts conjoined, r., of William and Mary. He, laureate,
hair long, wears armour with straps on the shoulder, and
ample embroidered mantle round the breast: she is draped.
Leg. GULI . ET MARIA D . G . M . BRIT . FR . ET HIB . REX . ET
r e g in a . Below, r . a r o n d ea ux . f . Same as Nos. 138, 223.
Rev. An armed warrior holds a trident surmounted by a
laurel wreath, and leans upon a shield bearing the united hands
of England and Holland; he is seated upon a lion and a
unicorn, the shield of France lying at his fe e t: distant naval
action. Leg. g a l l is oceano e x p u l s is a c la s s e b r it a n n o -
batavica . m d c x c ii . (The French driven from the sea by the
British and Dutch fleets, 1692.)
1-9. Bapin, xii. 11. Van Loon, IV. 96.
MB. N . pewter. Very rare.
There is not any peculiar allusion in this medal. The
united hands indicate the concord of the two nations, and the
wreath on the trident a naval victory.
253. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . |^ | May, 1692.
An armed warrior holds a trident surmounted by a laurel
wreath, &c.; same as the reverse of the preceding.
Rev. Two officers in a naval car inscribed, r u s s e l e t
a lm o n d e , one holding a drawn sword, the other a trident with
a broom attached to it. Beyond is a view of b a r f l e u r , distant
ships in flames, and l o u is x i i i i . with a trident in his hand,
landing in great alarm from his marine car drawn by frogs.
Leg. p s e u d o n e p t u n o m a r i e ie c t o . (The false Neptune driven
from the sea.)
1-9. Bapin, xii. 10. Van Loon, IV. 96.
MB. iR. Hague, iR. Copenhagen, VR. Very rare.
The same idea of treating Louis XIV. as a false Neptune
prevails in this as in some other medals; but instead of the
true Neptune, Admirals Bussell and Almonde, the commanders
of the combined fleets, are introduced, driving and sweeping him
and his fleet from the sea. The action took place off Barfleur.
254. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, no drapery.
Leg. g u l ie lm : i n d .. g . m . b r it : f r : e t h ib : r e x f . d .
p . a . Below, i . s. (Jan Smeltzing.) Same as Nos. 67, 205,
207.
Rev. Two officers in a naval car inscribed, r u s s : e t a lm o n ,
&c.; device similar to that of the preceding, but the view of
Barfleur is omitted, Louis is called lu d o v : xiv, and he has
dropped his trident. In the distance is the setting sun.
Leg. d iv um q : s ib i po s c e b a t h o n o r em . (And he demanded for
himself divine honours.— Virg. Aen.vi. 589.) Ex. p s e u d o n e p t :
ocean : e x p : pu g n : ad b a r f l . m d c x c ii. (The false Neptune
driven from the sea in the fight off Barfleur, 1692.)