883. Namur retaken, x^pti 1696.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour, with
lion’s head in front and straps on the shoulder, and mantle with
fringe round the breast. Leg. w i l h e lm v s . i n . d . a , m a g .
b r i t . e r a n o . e t . h i b . r e x . Below, i . b o s k am . f . Same as
Nos. 288, 322, 336.
Lev. William galloping, L, over fallen foes, commands at
the siege of Namur, which is seen in the distance bombarded.
Leg. coram . c . m . h o s t . r e p r e s . (In the presence of one
hundred thousand enemies repelled.) Ex. namurc . u k b s .
arx . cast . invta vt e x p u g n i . s e p t . mdcxcv. (The impregnable
city, citadel, and castle of Namur stormed, 1 Sept. 1695.)
i . b . f . (Jan Boskam fecit.)
2'3. Raping xviii. 2. Yan Loon, IV. 197.
MB. iR. Rare.
384. N amur r e t a k e n , xi^pl: 1695.
Bust of William III., r.,, laureate, hair long, in armour, with
lion’s head and straps on the shoulder, and mantle with
embroidered edge round the breast. Leg. iNv ic t is s im v s g v il -
l e lm v s m ag. Below, monogram, 8§s3‘. (Jan Boskam fecit.)
Same as Nos. 287, 303, 321, 325, 334, 335.
Rev. William galloping, I., over fallen foes, &c.; same as
the preceding.
2-3.
MB. JEt. Hague, M . Very rare.
Namur is called impregnable because the French vaunted
that they had made it such by the new defences which had
been erected. They did not prove, however, invincible to the
skill of Cohorn.
885. N amur r e t a k e n . x i&pt: 1695.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in armour, with
lion’s head in front and straps on the shoulder, and mantle with
fringe round the breast. Leg. w il h e lm v s . i h . d . g . mag .
b r it . fr a n c . e t . h ib . r e x . Below, i. boskam . f . Same as
Nos. 288, 322, 336, 883.
Lev. An ostrich, r., with a key in its mouth: Namur in
the distance. Leg. f o r t i . p e c t o r i . n i l . i n s v p e r a b i l e . (To
the hardy heart nothing is insuperable.) Ex. i . s e p t .
m .d c .x c v . cvm . p r i v i l e g i o . n . c. (By permission, Nicolas
Chevalier.)
2-3.
MB. pewter. Extremely rare.
The ostrich was said to have the power of digesting iron, and
is here adopted as an emblem of William, whose stomach was
strong enough to devour and digest the insuperable fortress of
Namur. Chevalier, who designed the reverse of this piece,
lived at Utrecht, and had a privilege for striking medals in
his own house.
386. N amur r e t a k e n . 1695.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, &c.; same as the preceding.
Rev. Inscription within a laurel wreath, namvrcvm m v n it is -
SIMVM . TOTIVS BELGII OPPIDVM . A FRANCLE MARESCALLO ET XV.
MILITVM . MILLIBVS PROPVGNATVM . TESTIBVS . CENTVM GALLORVM.
SVBSIDIVM . CONANTIVM . MILLIBVS . FORTITVDINE GVILLELMI I I I .
M . B . REGIS . FOEDERATORVM . IMP’ATORIS . INTRA . VII . HEBDOMADAS
. ex pvg n a tvm . a . m .d c .xcv. (Namur, the strongest city
in all Belgium, defended by a Marshal of France and fifteen
thousand soldiers, and in the presence of one hundred thousand
Frenchmen attempting its relief, was taken within seven weeks
by the courage of William III., King of Great Britain, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Allies, 1695.)
2-3.
MB. lead. Extremely rare.
This medal is sufficiently explained by the inscription, and
the notices of previous medals.