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Willem IV Prince of Orange-Nassau

1747 year
Gilding metal plated bronze 16.4 g 40 mm
Description
Location
Dutch Republic (Netherlands)
Ruling authority
William IV, Prince of Orange (Willem IV van Oranje) (1711-1751)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1747
Composition
Gilding metal plated bronze
Weight
16.4 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
1.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#367943
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Coat 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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
❀ • STADHOUDER• ADM.L• & KAP.n• GENERAAL• VAN PROVINTIEN
"CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT"

Unabridged legend: Stadhouder, admiraal en kapitein-generaal van de 7 Provinciën.

Translation:
Stadtholder, Admiral and Captain General of the 7 Provinces.
"Our union is our strength"

Edge

Plain