Battle of La Hogue

€392,166.00
LocationEngland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1692
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionSilver
Weight31.81 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgePlain with inscription. Script: Latin
Period
NoticeGeorg Hautsch
Reference(s) Van Loon#IV, 98#, Slg. Erl#2533, Montagu#EE8
Obverse descriptionBust of Williams III on a pedestal, on the sides two genii with palm branches and the shields of England and Holland, around the portico with the four statues of the fleet commanders Russel, Ashby, Delaval and Almonde, including the four busts of the losers.
Obverse letteringMEMORIÆ ÆTERNÆ WILH / III. / ANGL. / REX. RVSS / EL. ASH / BY. DELA / VAL. ALLE / MONDE. G. H.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWriting board, on the sides Victoria with a victory wreath and Fama with a trumpet, above a small angel with branches, at the bottom in front of the board sits the personified time and oversees the personified story that the board describes; in the background the sea with sinking ships.
Reverse lettering
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1692  - -
Catalog ID4352463240
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