A Guide to the Exhibition of English MedalsBritish Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
History
A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals
British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
Medals -- Great Britain
327. Another. _Obv._ Bust of William r., in armour, scarf, &c.;
on arm, 1688. GVILIELMVS III. D. G. PRIN. AVR. HOL. ET WES.
GVB. G. B. F. _Rev._ Prince on horseback at head of army drawn
up on seashore: in the distance, fleet; and in foreground, Mars
supporting fainting Justice. TERRAS ASTRÆA REUISIT: on edge,
NON RAPIT IMPERIUM UIS TUA SED RECIPIT. Silver. Size 1·9. By G.
Bower.
This medal asserts that William restored justice to England, and that
he did not seize the empire by violence, but was invited to accept it.
328. Arrival of William. Liberty restored to England, 1688.
_Obv._ Britannia r., welcoming Belgia armed, bearing shield of
William; in the distance, fleet. M. BRIT. EXP. NAV. BAT. LIB.
REST. ASSERTA. _Rev._ Eagle r., casting gosling out of nest
on rock, in which two eaglets remain: above, another eagle,
watching fleet in the distance. INDIGNUM EIICIT. Orange-wreath.
Silver. Size 2·3. Dutch.
Britain retained the two daughters of James II., Mary and Anne, but
rejected the Prince, who was thought to be supposititious.
329. Destruction of Roman Catholic Chapels in London, 1688.
_Obv._ Busts jugate r. of William, laur., and Mary, both
draped. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA D. G. ANG. FRA. ET HIB. REX ET
REGINA FIDEI DEFENSORES, &c. G. B. F. _Rev._ Papal emblems
burnt in Lincoln's Inn Fields; the west side is seen, with the
Portuguese chapel in Duke Street in ruins. NEC LEX EST IUSTIOR
ULLA. Silver. Size 2·05. By G. Bower.
The populace, enraged with the Roman Catholics, pulled down their
houses and destroyed their chapels. The Lincoln's Inn Fields' chapel
was burnt 10 Dec. 1688.
330. Flight of James and Declaration of Parliament, 1689.
_Obv._ Bear, wearing rosary, stung by bees from three
overturned hives. PŒNA COMES SCELERIS; in ex., SIC LIBERTATEM
RELIGIONEMQ. BRITANNI A SPOLIANTIBUS VINDICANT. MDCLXXXVIII.
S. N. _Rev._ Bear wearing rosary and Jesuit's cap, driven by
hands from heaven holding staff and cord with ring passing
through his nose; in the distance, the Sorbonne. FORTEM VIS
FORTIOR URGET; in ex., BRITANNIA A DUPLICI ARBITRAR. PAPALIQ.
OPPRESSIONE LIBERATA. 1689. Silver. Size 1·9. By J. Smeltzing.
The bear on the obverse is James II., and the hives are the three
kingdoms; whilst the sting of the bees is the vote of the House of
Commons, 28 Jan. 1689, which excluded Roman Catholics from holding any
office and declared the throne vacant. The reverse type is emblematic
of the rejection of the authority of Rome by England.
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