Netherlands, Holland. William IV of Orange-Nassau. Appointment as Stadtholder, 3 May 1747. Silver-gilt Medal by Nicolaas van Swinderen.
Obverse: Draped bust of William IV facing right, with long flowing hair. Legend: WILH · CAR · HENR · FRISO PRINC · NASS · ET AR. Signed NVS F beneath the bust.
Reverse: The Dutch lion holding a raised sword and resting its other forepaw against a pedestal supporting a Bible. The pedestal is inscribed HONY / SOIT / QVI / MALY / PENSE. Behind it, a liberty cap on a staff entwined with fruiting orange branches; a rising sun at left.
Legend: GLADIVS DOMINI ET GEDEONIS (“The sword of the Lord and of Gideon”).
In exergue: HOLLANDIA / PROCLAM: GVBERN· / 3 MAII·1747.
Issued to commemorate William IV’s appointment as Stadtholder of Holland on 3 May 1747.
Silver-gilt, with suspension loop.
Weight: 25.60 g.
Diameter: 37.9 mm, excluding the loop.
Reference: Vervolg Van Loon 227, for the type.
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