Willem IV Prince of Orange-Nassau

€367,943.00
LocationDutch Republic
Year1747
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality or portrait medal
CompositionGilding metal plated bronze
Weight16.4 g
Diameter40 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeSmooth
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Notice
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Obverse descriptionPrince Willem IV riding a horse trotting to the right. Around, his name and titles with the date of his accession.
Obverse lettering❀ • WIL• CAR• HEN• FRIZO• PRINS• VAN ORANIEN & NASSAU• 3 MAY• 1747•
(Translation: Willem Karel Hendrik Friso, Prince of Orange and Nassau, 3 May 1747.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of Netherlands (a lion grasping a sword in one hand and a bundle of arrows in the other) in a frame decorated with a ribbon bearing the old Latin motto of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Legend around with the functions of Willem IV.
Reverse lettering❀ • STADHOUDER• ADM.L• & KAP.n• GENERAAL• VAN PROVINTIEN `CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT`
(Translation: Stadtholder, Admiral and Captain General of the 7 Provinces. `Our union is our strength`)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1747  - -
Catalog ID3484115140
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