medal
- Museum number
- G3,EM.6
- Description
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Gold medal. (whole)
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Busts conjoined, right, of William III and Mary II, both laureate. He, hair rather long, wears scale armour and embroidered mantle: she is draped. (obverse)
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A lion in rage tramples upon a prostrate Hydra; a spaniel fawns submissively at the feet of a lioness in repose; view of distant city and sea with ships. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1691
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 53.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Rare.
Struck in Holland. This medal alludes to the attitude of the Jacobite party in England and Ireland, the Lion and Lioness representing the King and Queen. The edge is complimentary to William and Mary personally, without any reference to the subject of the medal.
See Rapin de Thoyras, Paul, ‘The Metallick History of the Reigns of William III and Queen Mary, Queen Anne, and King George I. [N. Tindal’s edition.], London, 1747, x. 9; Van Loon, Gerard, ‘Histoire Métallique des XVII. Provinces des Pays-Bas’, 5 vol. La Haye, 1732-1837 (fol) [There is also an edition in Dutch, but with different paging], IV. 57.
- Location
- On display (G1/fc11)
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Pacification of Ireland
- Acquisition date
- 1825
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- G3,EM.6
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (39) (220)