Landing of William of Orange at Torbay,
Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, , silver medal, 1688, by Arondeaux, William III dressed as a Roman Emperor tramples on the serpent of Discord and joins hands over a blazing altar with Britannia; behind her the armorial shield of Britain suspended from an orange tree and entwined with roses and thistles; in the distance King James and Father Petre fleeing, a rising sun beyond, DEO VINDICE IUSTITIA SOMITE (GOD OUR PROTECTOR JUSTICE OUR COMPANION) rev. boats landing troops near a fortified harbour with a fleet in the distance, EXPEDITIO NAUALIS PRO LIBERTATE ANGLIAE MDCLXXXVIII (THE NAVAL EXPEDITION FOR THE LIBERTY OF ENGLAND 1688), 49 mm (MI 639/65). Slightly rubbed on the high points with some minor marks in the fields, otherwise good very fine and rare£Sold
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