her harp, and Belgium, with staff and the cap of Liberty, and
accompanied by her Lion. Leg. w il h e l m . i i i . d . g . mag .
BRIT . FRAN . ET HIB . REX GALLORVM VICTOR. (William III.,
by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and
Ireland, victorious over the French.) Ex. Co n co r d a n t . (They
agree.) p .h .m . (Philipp Heinrich Miiller.)
Rev. Naval action; above, the Zodiac; the sun about to
quit Gemini and to pass on to Cancer, Leo, and Virgo. Leg.
s o l is i t e r . (The course of the sun.) Ex. v ic t . nav . d e
g a l l is max . d ie 29 may MDCxcn. (The very great naval victory
over the French, 29 May, 1692.) p .h .m . (Philipp Heinrich
Miiller.)
Edge. Chronogrammatic. C onC a st I gatV s gaL L orV M f a s t -
V s e t a s tV s f L V C t I b V s , e t pV gna f r a C t V s a t r o C e fr a g o r .
f . k . (Friedrich Kleinert.) Same as No. 251.
2‘15. Bapin, xii. 8. Van Loon, IV. 93.
MB. 2B. Bare.
The battle of La Hogue was commenced 29 May, a few days
after the sun had entered the sign Gemini.
263. 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 : n i 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,
254.
Rev. A rock in the sea; on one side, Admiral Bussell’s
ship, the Britannia, sailing by uninjured, near it the meridian
Sun; on the other, Le Soleil Boyal sinking, and the French
Sun, marked with a fleur-de-lis reversed, setting. Leg. so l .
o r ie n s . fu g a t . o c c id e n t em . (The rising sun [of William]
puts to flight the setting sun [of Louis].) Ex. d . may .
MDCXCII.
1*6« Bapin, xiv. 5. Van Loon, IV. 106.
MB. M. Hague, M . P. H. Van Gelder, M.
Gotha, lead. Very rare.
This medal is a retort upon Louis XIV., whose emblem,
the sun, is now on the decline, whilst William takes his place,
his sun being at the highest point of the heavens.
264. 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, in armour,
with straps on the shoulder and lion’s head on the breast, and
embroidered mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder.
Leg. WILHELMVS . H I . D . G . ANG . SCO . FRANC . ET . HIB . REX.
Same as No. 243.
Rev. A rock in the sea, &c.; similar design to the preceding.
2-05. Bapin, xiii. 1. Van Loon, IV. 98.
MB. lead. Hague, lead. P. H. Van Gelder, lead.
Very rare.
This medal is cast and is by the artist who signs himself
d . s. (See Nos. 103, 194, 203, 209, 218, 222, 243.) The
reverse is copied from the preceding medal.
265. B a t t l e o f L a H o g u e . May, 1692.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair rather long, in scale
armour with lion’s head on the shoulder, and mantle with
fringed edge. Leg. g v il ie lm v s . h i . d . g . mag . b r it . f r a n .
e t . h ib . r e x . Same as Nos. 133, 135, 143, 198.
Rev. William as a Boman warrior, hearing his armorial
shield, overturns an obelisk erected to the naval glory of France;
the top is surmounted with a naval crown and drooping lilie s;
the front is ornamented with a laureated trident, and the
pedestal with a sun setting behind the sea; round the base
are the arms and flags of France and Turkey; behind, a sea-
fight with b e r f l e u r and w ig h t in the distance. Leg. m in c
{sic) o c c id it u n d is . (Hence it sets.beneath the waves.) Ex.
GALLIS FOEDA STRAGE MARI EIEOTIS . 29 . MAY 1692. (The
French driven from the sea by a disgraceful defeat, 29 May,
1692.) On the base of the obelisk, i. l u d e r . f .