Rev. The arms of the city of Sneek with supporters. Leg.
s ig il . vrb . sn e c a n a e . (The seal of the city of Sneek.) Ex.
s . p . q . s. (The senate and people of Sneek.)
1‘7. Van Loon, Suppl. xxxii. 350.
Hague, iR. Very rare.
This medal was struck by the magistrates of the city of
Sneek, in Friesland, to commemorate the elevation of Princess
Anne to the Regency.
375. 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 .
SlOot^ irrpr-l
11 N ot. a .
Bust of the Princess of Orange, r., veiled, in gown and
mantle fastened with brooch in front. Leg. anna . d iv i . g vl .
IV . VTDVA . FCED . BELG . GVBERNATRIX. (Anne, widow of the
divine William IV., Regent of United Holland.) Below, l .
n a t t e r . F .
Rev. Holland, crowned, and Princess Anne, standing on
either side of a column surmounted by the Palladium.
Holland raises her hands in attitude of greeting, and has at
her feet her Lion; Princess Anne, veiled, places one hand on
the column and the other against her heart; at her feet is a
closed urn. Leg. s p e s r e ip v b . r e s t it v t a . (The hope of the
State is restored.) Ex. xi . cal . oct m d c c l i. (11 Nov. 1751.)
l . N. (Laurence Natter.)
2‘65. Van Loon, Suppl. xxx. 325.
No specimen of this medal has been met with.
Holland is here represented as greeting with open arms
Princess Anne, her future protectress, as the Palladium was of
Troy so long as it remained within its walls. The attitude of
the Princess denotes also her acceptance of that responsible
position.
376. D e a t h o f L o u isa , Q u e e n o f D enm a r k . Dec. 1751.
Bust of Louisa, Queen of Denmark, r., with hair long, and
decorated with pearls, in gown fastened with brooch in front,
and mantle lined with ermine and semé with crowns. Leg.
LOVISA . D . G . DAN . NORV . VAND . GOTH . REGINA. (Louisa, by tbe
grace of God, Queen of Denmark, Norway, the Vandals, and
the Goths.) Below, a r b ie n . f . (Magnus Gustav Arbien fecit.)
Rev. A square tomb inscribed, duo m o r iu n t u r in u n a . (T wo
die in one.) On it are two urns inscribed, m a t r i d e s id e r a t is s .
(To the much lamented mother), and p r in c . f i l io . (T o the
Prince her son.) At the base are seated two female figures,
Denmark and Norway, leaning mournfully on their shields.
Leg. a n t e d ie m . (Prematurely.) Ex. coronam m uta v it d .
xix d e c em b . m d c c l i. (She exchanged her crown, 19 Dec.
1751.) p. c. w. (Peter Ghristof Winslow.)
2. Danske Medailler, Fr. V. PI. ix. 3.
MB. Æ,. Rare.
• Louisa, Queen of Denmark, was the youngest daughter of
George II. A very short time before her expected confinement
she underwent an operation, from which a fever ensued, and
she died in the 27th year of her age, Dec. 1751.
377. C h a n c e l l o r ’s M e d a l . C a m b r id g e . March, 1752.
Bust of George II., I., laureate, hair short, in armour, with
star of the Garter, and mantle fastened with brooch on the
shoulder. Leg. g eo r g iv s . i i . p iv s . f e l ix . p a t e r . p a t r ia e .
(George II., pious, prosperous, the Father of his country.) On
truncation, r . y eo • f .
Rev. On a raised throne is seated Cambridge, murally
crowned, holding a caduceus, a lyre near her feet, and pointing
to students, to one of whom Liberality, holding a cornucopia,
and having the shield of the Duke of Newcastle at her feet, is
presenting a medal. Near the throne is the river-god camvs,
reclining on his urn; in the distance is a view of the Senate
House. Leg. s t v d i is h v m a n it a t is . (For classical studies.)
Ex. LIBERALITAS . T . HOLLES . DVC . NOVOCASTR . ACAD . CANCELL.
(The liberality of Thomas Holies, Duke of Newcastle, Chancellor
of the. University.) yeo . f . (Richard Yeo fecit.)
2. (See Woodcut.)