L eg .^ . •
IUNGIMUR HOC SIGNO : QUO NON DISIUNGIMUR UNQUAM :
I SIO NOSTRA .STERNUM PEOTORA IUNCTA MANENT.
(We are united by this token, from which we are never disunited.
Thus our hearts remain united for ever.)
• Edge, cusa e s t a n g lo r um w il h e lm o r e g e m o n e t a . 1693.
(This medal was struck during the reign of William, King of
England.)
' 1‘7. Van Loon, IV. 125. Tentzel, I. PI. 71, i.
> MB. AL P. H. Van Gelder, ¿Ft; Gotha, At. Bare.
William had made efforts to secure the Elector of Saxony in
the interest of the Confederates. Having succeeded, he conferred
upon him the Order of the Garter, which the Elector
commemorated upon this medal. He was elected 2 Feb. 1692,
and invested at Dresden 26 Jan. 1693 [0. S.]. The motto
upon the Garter is an early specimen of incuse lettering.
293. T h e E l e c t o r o f S axony. K n ig h t o f t h e G a r t e r .
• 26 Jan- 1693 6 F e b .
J G G 4 in cypher, with the Electoral cap above, within the
Garter;; at the corners are the four shields of Saxony, Julich,
Cleves, and Berg, and below, 1693.
Rev. Two swords crossed within a wreath of rue; above,
the Electoral cap; below, I. t h a l (the value of the piece), and
| i k. (Johann Koch.) At the corners are the four shields of
the Palatinate of Saxony, Orlamiinde, Brene, and Pleissen.
Leg. DIS = MALE = CERPEliDUS QUI MALE SENTIT, ERIT. (He, who
evil thinks, will by evil be destroyed.)
, 1- 6 (square). Van Loon, IV. 125. Tentzel, I. PI. 71, ii.
. MB. 4L P. H. Van Gelder, At. Gotha, M.
Very rare.
This piece was distributed as a prize to the best shots with
a rifle during the festivities which were held at Dresden to
celebrate the inauguration of the Elector of Saxony as a Knight
of the Order of the Garter, the motto of which is turned into a
Latin verse on the reverse.
294. M a r y . R e g e n t . March, 1693.
Bust of Mary, r., laureate, hair confined behind by pearls,
lovelocks, in mantle over the shoulders. Leg. tvtapta d . g . m !
BRIT : FRAN : ET HLB : REGINA E . D . p . a.
Rev. Mary standing, facing, looking I , holds a palm branch
in one hand, and in the other, which rests upon a rudder,
a mirror: in the distance, sea with ships, and a high fence.
Leg. HiLARis c l em e n t ia . cavta p o t e s t a s . (Cheerful clemency
and prudent government.) Ex. m d c x c iii.
2. Bapin, xiv. iO. Van Loon, IV. 131.
No specimen has been met with.
When William quitted England, 31. March, 1693, the government
was committed to Mary. The palm branch indicates
the mildness, as the mirror does the prudence of her government.
295. Louis XIV. r e t u r n s to V e r s a il l e s . , June, 1693.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour,
with lion’s head and straps on the shoulder, and embroidered
mantle round the breast. Leg. w il h e lm v s . h i . d . g . ang .
soo . fr a n c . e t . h i b . r e x . Same as No. 289.
Rev. A cock and hens flying at the sight of a fox issuing
from a wood. Leg. n il . cantvs . n il . n vm e r v s . (Neither
crowing nor numbers [avail anything] ,) Ex. x i i i . iv n . m d c x c iii .
1-3. Bapin, xiv. 1 1 . Van Loon, IV. 134.
MB. At. Bibl. Paris, At. Munich, At. Very rare.
Executed probably by Christian Wermuth. This satirical
medal was struck to ridicule the rapid return of Louis from
Namur. On the-^g-May he left Versailles to take the command
of his army in person, accompanied by a very numerous
retinue, the Princesses, and the rest of his court, including
actors and singers. After remaining, however, with the troops
a week without having attempted any action, he suddenly
returned to Versailles, where he arrived, June. William
was not unfrequently represented as a fox on account of his red
hair.
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