Marriage Medal of William of Orange and Mary of England

1641–1734 (?)

On view, 1st floor, Numismatics

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 80.77 g, 12:00, 82.5 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Charles Wyllys Betts, B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871, Collection
Accession Number: 2001.87.25012
Geography: Made in The Netherlands
Culture: Anglo-Dutch
Period: 17th–18th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: IN DEN ECHTENBANT MET LIEFD' EN TROUW, KROONT GODT DOOR ZEGEN MAN EN VROUW. Male and Female figures joining hands, house (?) and fountain in the background, rays of the sun above. An unengraved blank is below the figures.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: HIER BINT DE HEIL'GE VREE DEN BRIT' EN BATAVIER, DE WERELT EER 'T VERBONT, EN VREEZ' ER KRYGSBANIER; Personfications of Britannia and Batavia cross flags which Peace joins with a wreath.

Provenance

Charles Wyllys Betts, to about 1887; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1887 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

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Object/Work type

medals

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