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Medal - William IV Stadtholder
| Location | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1747 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The quartered arms of William IV of Orange-Nassau, surmounted by a royal crown, displayed within a beaded inner border. The Garter motto HON Y SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE encircles the shield. The outer legend reads GVIL . CAR . HEN . FRISO . PRINC . NASS . ET AR. around the periphery, separated by small floral ornaments. |
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| Obverse lettering | GVIL . CAR . HEN . FRISO . PRINC . NASS . ET AR . · HONY SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE |
| Reverse description | A standing allegorical female figure in classical attire and helmet, holding a spear entwined with orange branches bearing fruit in her left hand, while her right hand rests upon a crowned shield bearing the Nassau arms. The arc legend PRO ARIS ET FOCIS and IECTI appear in the upper field, with the inscription PROCL . GVBERN . / 3 . MAII . 1747 in the exergue, commemorating the proclamation of William IV as Hereditary Stadtholder on 3 May 1747. The engraver's initials V.S. appear in the lower right field. |
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