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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 738

Netherlands, George II, William IV of Orange, Inauguration as Stadholder, AR Medal, 1747, by Nicolaus van Swinderen, WILH . CAR . HENR . FRISO . PRINC . NASS . ET AR, draped bust right, rev. GLADIVS DOMINI ET GEDEONIS., Belgic lion rests its paw on a pedestal, inscribed HONY SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, decorated with an orange branch, radiant sun behind to left, HOLLANDIA PROCLAM : GVBERN. 3 MAII 1747, in exergue in three lines, 38mm, 26.02g (MI ii 629/317; van Loon suppl. 227; Eimer 615), with an integral loop for suspension, beautifully toned, in splendid high relief, extremely fine, rare

Provenance

The Claremont Collection of Historical Medals, Noonans, 1 December 2021, lot 1062 [with ticket and lot flip]


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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£120