Historical and Art Medals, British and World Coins and Tokens

France, 1688. France/England, St. Germain en Laye (Birth of Prince James Edward Stuart, 10th June 1688), commemorative AR jeton, 30mm, unsigned, reverse The Prince in his cot, as Hercules killing snakes (English partisans of the House of Orange), (Feuardent 5935, See Van Loon III, p. 342). Very rare, fine (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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The Prince and the Queen escaped 10th December 1688 to join Louis XIV’s court.
See Woolf p.9 and No 3-10, p. 15, attributed to G. Bower, London by N. Woolf. The style and the theme of the jeton bring doubt on his interpretation, Bower being apparently an enthusiastic supporter of William of Orange