and mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder; she wears
coronet and low embroidered bodice. Leg. w . c . h . f r is o ts
ANNA D . G . AR . 13 NASS . PR . GVB . HiER . FRISLSE. (William
Charles Henry Friso and Anne, by the grace of God, Prince
and Princess of Orange and Nassau, Hereditary Governor of
Friesland.) Below, l o r . n a t t e r . f . 1751.
Rev. Busts, facing each other, of their children, Prince
William and Princess Caroline; below, on a scroll, g v l ie lm -
e t Carol in a p r in c ip e s gvb . HiER . f r i s . (Prince William and
Princess Carolina, Hereditary Governors of Friesland.) Leg.
pro pa g o f e l ix . (Happy offspring.) Below, l . n . (Laurence
Natter.)
2-3. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxvi. 265.
MB. JE, Bare.
Prince William, afterwards Stadtholder William V., was born
in March 1747/8, and died in 1806. Princess Caroline was
born in February, 1742/3, and was married in 1760 to the
Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. They were the only surviving
children of their father, who died 11 Oct. [0. S.] 1751.
371. R oyal S o c ie t y o f S c ie n c e s a t G o t t in g e n . 1751.
Bust of George II., r., laureate, hair long, in armour and
riband across the breast. Leg. g e o r g iu s i i d . g . mag . b r i .
f r . e t h ib . r e x f . d . Below, m o r ik o f e r . (Johann Melchior
Morikofer.)
Rev. Minerva, seated, I., leans upon her Gorgon shield, and
holds out. a laurel wreath. Leg. dec o r a m e r e n t i . (Rewards
to the meritorious.) Ex. p r a em iu m s o c ie t . r e g . sc lent .
g o t t in g . (The Prize of the Royal Society of Sciences at Gottingen.)
1'75. Mazzuchelli, II. PL ccv. 1.
MB. Ml. Very rare.
The Academy of Sciences at Gottingen was established in
1751, when this medal was struck for one of the prizes annually
distributed.
372. R oyal S o c ie t y o f S c ie n c e s at G o t t in g e n . 1751.
Bust of George II., r., &c.; same as the preceding.
Rev. Minerva, leaning on her spear, holds a wreath over the
emblems of Science and Literature: at her side is the owl.
Leg. AURO p r e t io s io r o m n i. (More precious than all gold.)
1*75. Mazzuchelli, II. PI. ccv. 2.
MB. iR. Very rare.
This is another of the annual premiums of the Academy of
Sciences at Gottingen.
373. A n n e , P r in c e s s o f O r a n g e . R e g e n t o f H o l la n d .
81 Oct. 1 7 _.
11 Nov. 1 0 ± -
Bust of the Princess of Orange, r., with lovelocks and
coronet, in embroidered gown and ermine mantle. Leg. anna .
D . G . M . B . R . PRINC . AURANT . DOTARIA . GUB? AC . TUT? (Anne,
by the grace of God, Princess Royal of Great Britain, [Princess]
Dowager, Regent, and Guardian of the House of Orange.)
Below, n . v. s. (Nicolaus Yan Swinderen.)
Rev. The shields of Nassau, within the Garter, and of Britain,
surmounted by a crown, and enclosed within a circle of eleven
shields of the principal towns of Friesland, united by chains
meeting in a cap of Liberty.
1*45. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxix. 307.
MB. At. Rare.
The Stadtholder, William IV., died 11 Oct. [0. S.J 1751, and
his widow, Anne, the eldest daughter of George II.-, was
appointed Regent of the kingdom and guardian of the children.
This medal was struck in Friesland as a mark of devotion to
the House of Orange.
374. A n n e , P r in c e s s o f Or a n g e . R e g e n t o f H o l la n d .
810ct- 1 7C1
11 Nov.
Bust of the Princess of Orange, r., &c.; similar to the preceding,
but below the bust the artist’s name, n . v . sw in d e r e n .