CNG 85, Lot: 1580. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART (ORANGE). William III. 1688-1702. AR Oval Medal (33x38mm, 25.79 g, 12h). Peace Restored and the Throne Established. By D. Koene. Struck 1691. WILHELMUS · III · D · G · BRITANNIARUM · IMPERAT, laureate, armored, and draped bust right; sun with rays above; below, crowned coat-of-arms with supporters; all within laurel wreath / Four warriors (England, Scotland, Ireland, and Holland) defending an orange tree from coastal attack; in background, fleet on horizon; CAUSA · DEI/EST. in two lines in exergue. Edge: REGNA MARI TERRAQUE TEGIT. TEGITURQUE VICISSIM. MI 45/232; Eimer 342. Good VF, toned. Rare.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.

Struck not necessarily in commemoration of any particular event, this medal does convey the overall state of the kingdom during the early part of William and Mary's reign, as the four powers of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Holland stood together for the protection of ruling family (represented by the orange tree).