Skip to main content

Coronation Festival at the Hague 1689: CM.M.217-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Coronation Festival at the Hague 1689

Maker(s)

Ruler: William III (1689-1702)

Entities

Categories

Description

Struck in Holland, for distribution at the Hague, on the day of the coronation 11 April 1689.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1689

Components of the work

Object composed of silver Diameter (min) 33 mm Diameter 33 mm Weight 13.17 g

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Shield of William III, as Prince of Orange, crowned, within the Garter.

  • Text: BRITTAN . LIBER . RELIG . IUSTIT . LEG . VIND . M.D.C.L.XXXIX.
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: An armed female figure, holding staff surmounted by the cap of Liberty, leans upon a Bible, placed on an altar decorated with the rose of England and the arrows of the Provinces,.

  • Text: HANC TUEMUR HAC NITIMUR.
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.M.217-R
Primary reference Number: 227641
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 19 August 2019 Updated: Thursday 29 August 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coronation Festival at the Hague 1689" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/227641 Accessed: 2024-05-21 17:56:29

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/227641 |title=Coronation Festival at the Hague 1689 |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-21 17:56:29|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-227641

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...