Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

NETHERLANDS, William IV of Orange, Inauguration as Stadtholder, 1747, a silver medal by N. van Swinderen, draped bust right, rev. Dutch lion holding sword and resting paw on pedestal decorated with orange branches, 38mm, 26.07g (MI II, 629/317; E 615). Extremely fine and toned, rare; with integral loop for suspension £150-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Claremont Collection of Historical Medals.

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Provenance: Spink Auction 5, 17-18 May 1979, lot 698