The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals

Marriage of William of Orange and Princess Mary, 1641, a silver medal by J. Blum, standing figures face each other, hands clasped, dove and rays above, view of Palace of Whitehall in background, albionum genuit rex me summusque monarcha carolus et sponsam me iubet esse tuam : princeps me henricus genuit fortissimus heros nassoviæ et sponsum me iubet esse tuum, in exergue, londini desponsati wilhelm’ et maria, anno 1641 12 mai, rev. bellonam princeps pallas pedibus ierit et pax iloret et alma ceres consert sacro alite fruges, William as Pallas stands amidst trophies and receives olive branch from Peace, in exergue, novi imperii auspicio bono, 72mm, 95.57g (MI I, 287/100; v. Loon II, 251; E 137). Some light tooling in fields, nearly extremely fine £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Dr Jerome J. Platt Collection of 17th-Century Medals.

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Baldwin Auction 31, 14-15 October 2002, lot 987 [from Seaby September 1978]

William and Mary were married at Whitehall Palace on Sunday 2 May 1641.