423. A m ic a b l e S o c ie t y in s t it u t e d . 1696.
Two right hands clasped under the royal crown.
Rev. Within a wreath o f palm branches, f i r e o f f ic e .
1-55.
MB. At. Rare.
This medal is cast and chased, and in high relief.
424. B r u s s e l s r e b u il t . 1696.
Brussels bombarded; the city in flames. Leg. m o m o r d i t
LAPIDEM. Ex. BRYXELLE A GALLO FRVSTRA IGNE TENTATAE.
lav. AVG • m .d c .v c . c . w . (Christian Wermuth.) Same as No.
378.
Rev. iPhcenix issuing from flames. Leg. combvsta in t e g r io r
ex sy r g o . (I rise more perfect from my ashes.) Ex. m .d c .iv c . ;
below, three stars.
l -6. Yan Loon, IY. 235. Lochner, VI. 33.
MB. electrotype from Gotha, At. Very rare.
This medal, the obverse of which occurs on a previous one
(No. 378), commemorates the bombardment of Brussels in
1695 by Villeroy and its subsequent rebuilding, when the
merchants of that city vied with each other in the splendour of
the reconstruction of their houses.
425. V ig il a n c e o f W il l ia m . 1697.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, no drapery.
Leg. g u l ie lm : in d . g . b r it a n n : r . r e l ig : l ib e r a t is q :
r e s t it u t . Below, a rose. Same as Nos. 43, 109, 213.
Rev. A pedestal inscribed, y ig il a n t ia p r in c ip i s p r o s e cv -
r it a t e pr o y in c ia r vm m d c x c v ii. (The vigilance of the Prince
for the security of thè Provinces, 1697.) ' Upon it is a drum,
on which is seated a soldier with a musket in one hand and a
lighted pipe in the other. In the fields are men ploughing
and sowing; a troop of cavalry inactive; and in the extreme
distance is lv x em b o v rg . Leg. sola . g e r a t . m il e s . qvibvs .
arma . c o er c ea t . arma. (Let a soldier carry only such weapons
as are fit to keep arms in check.)
1'9. De Vries and De Jonge, PI. xi. 5.
MB. A3. Hunter, At. Hague, A3. Very rare.
The reverses of this and the two following medals are by
Nicolas Chevalier, but the obverses are the work of Jan
Smeltzing. After Smeltzing’s death, in Oct. 1695, his dies fell
into the hands of Chevalier, who occasionally used them with
reverses of his own, which are of inferior execution.
Though the negotiations for peace had commenced at Rys-
wick, Louis determined to make great exertions during the
campaign, hut the vigilance of William compelled him to
remain inactive, and the operations of agriculture proceeded
without fear of interruption; the soldier smoked his pipe and
sat upon the noiseless drum, ready armed, however, to repel
aggression if attempted. Luxembourg marks the limits of the
district protected by William’s defensive position.
426. V ig il a n c e o f W il l ia m . 1697.
Bust of William III., r., laureate, hair long, in mantle with
fringe. Leg. g u l ie lm : h i d . g . b r it : r e x , arau s : p r : b e l g :
g u b . Below, i. s. (Jan Smeltzing.) Same as Nos. 117, 159,
214.
Rev. A pedestal inscribed, &c.; same as the preceding.
1-9.
MB. At. Extremely rare.
427. W il l ia m . C omm ander -in -C h i e f . 1697.
Bust of William III., r., hair long, in armour with stud on
the breast, and mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder.
Leg. WILHEL . I l l . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX.